>> COOKING, DINING, AND ENTERTAINING ARE THREE SPLENDID WAYS TO SPEND TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

HI, I'M VICKI PAYNE, AND WELCOME TO FOR YOUR HOME.

>> AND I'M SLOAN RUTTER.

TODAY WE'LL DECORATE THESE THREE GREAT SPACES.

THE KITCHEN, CASUAL DINING, AND THE KEEPING ROOM WILL ALL GET THE FYH TOUCH.

WOVEN FABRICS, NATURAL FIBERS, AND WARM, CREAMY COLORS ARE SO INVITING TO ALL WHO WILL TOUR THIS HOME.

>> AND WITH ONLY FIVE DAYS LEFT BEFORE PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE TOURING THIS HOME, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO, SO STAY PUT AND WATCH THESE SPACES BECOME A HOME.

>> TODAY ON FOR YOUR HOME.

female announcer: FOR YOUR HOME IS MADE POSSIBLE BY: male announcer: ANDERSON HARDWOOD.

COMMITTED TO PRODUCING DISTINCTIVE, ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE HARDWOOD FLOORING WHILE HELPING TO CREATE A BETTER PLANET FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO: female announcer: AND BY: [jazzy bass music] ♪ ♪ AND BY AMES.

AMES TRUE TEMPER HAS OFFERED INNOVATIVE LANDSCAPE PRODUCTS SINCE 1774.

PROVIDING NONPOWERED LAWN AND GARDEN TOOLS, WHEELBARROWS AND LAWN CARTS, WATERING PRODUCTS AND DECORATIVE ACCESSORIES, INCLUDING PLANTERS.

AND BY: [upbeat guitar music] ♪ ♪ >> THE KITCHEN IS LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF THE HOUSE, RIGHT OFF THE LIVING ROOM.

OUR CHALLENGE: DEFINE THREE SPACES AND THEN MAKE THEM FUNCTION AS ONE.

WE HAVE GREAT ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES TO WORK WITH: WOOD BEAMS, A FIREPLACE, LOTS OF GREAT WINDOWS, A GOOD LAYOUT WITH EASY ACCESS TO THE OUTDOOR SPACES.

THIS SHOULD BE A FUN PROJECT.

>> THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF MY FAVORITE SPACES IN THIS ENTIRE HOUSE.

THIS IS REALLY THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM OF THE HOUSE, YOU KNOW, THE CASUAL DINING, THE KEEPING ROOM, AND THE KITCHEN.

YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY, "NO MATTER WHERE YOU HOST YOUR GUESTS, THEY ALWAYS LIKE YOUR KITCHEN BEST."

SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CREATE THE MOST EFFICIENT SPACE FOR THE FAMILY AND FOR ANY OF THE GUESTS THAT THEY MAY BE ENTERTAINING.

>> NOW, THE BEST WAY TO DEFINE A SPACE WHEN YOU'RE WORKING WITH A LARGE ROOM LIKE THIS IS BY USING A RUG.

YOU GUYS WANT TO SET THAT DOWN JUST KIND OF RIGHT HERE, AND SLOAN AND I WILL GET IT IN THE RIGHT SPOT.

THANK YOU.

RUGS ARE REALLY A GREAT WAY TO ISOLATE CERTAIN AREAS AND REALLY DEFINE THE WAY THE SEATING'S GOING TO BE.

NOW, SLOAN AND I HAD THIS RUG CUSTOM MADE FOR THIS SPACE, AND WE REALLY WANT THE RUG TO BE LARGE, SO, SLOAN, CAN YOU GIVE ME A HAND WITH THIS AND LET'S START ROLLING IT OUT?

NOW, THE RUG WE CHOSE FOR THIS ROOM IS MADE OUT OF OLEFIN MATERIALS, AND THERE'S A LOT OF THOSE RUGS OUT THERE.

YOU'LL FIND 'EM, AND THE GREAT THING ABOUT THAT IS, THIS IS THE FAMILY LIVING AREA, SO IT'LL CLEAN UP REALLY EASY.

SLOAN, I MEASURED THIS.

BEFORE YOU ROLL OUT, WE NEED TO BE ABOUT A FOOT OFF OF EACH ONE OF THESE WALLS.

NOW, WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING A PAD UNDERNEATH THIS RUG AS WELL.

IT'S JUST A NON-SKIP PAD-- OR NON-SLIP PAD, AND YOU WANT TO ALWAYS USE A PAD UNDER A RUG FOR TWO REASONS.

ONE, THE OBVIOUS, IS SO IT WON'T SLIP AROUND.

THE OTHER IS, IT PROTECTS THE BACKING ON YOUR RUG AND YOUR FLOORS, SO ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT.

INVEST IN A GOOD PAD, BUT WE'RE GONNA ROLL OUT THE RUG FIRST-- >> 'CAUSE IT'S EASIER TO SHIMMY AND SLIDE IT AROUND WITHOUT THE NON-SKID PAD UNDER IT, FOLKS.

>> SO WE'LL GET THIS OUT AND GET IT EXACTLY THE WAY WE WANT IT.

WHEN WE'RE HAPPY WITH THAT, THEN WE'LL COME BACK IN, MAKE OUR FINAL ADJUSTMENTS, ROLL IT BACK, ROLL OUT THE PAD, AND THEN ROLL THE RUG DOWN.

WE'RE GONNA MARK OUR RUG BY JUST USING A LITTLE BIT OF TAPE AROUND THE OUTSIDE EDGES.

THEN WE CAN ROLL IT UP, PLACE THE PAD EXACTLY WHERE IT NEEDS TO GO, AND THEN ROLL OUR RUG BACK DOWN FOR KEEPS.

TO CUT A STRAIGHT LINE, I'M JUST FOLLOWING THE PATTERN OF THE WEAVE FOR THE PAD, AND THAT MAKES IT EASY.

I DON'T HAVE TO MARK IT ALL THE WAY UP.

THERE.

NOW IT'S PERFECT.

NOW, YOU MIGHT BE ASKING YOURSELF, "WHAT'S A KEEPING ROOM?"

WELL, THE TERM REALLY DATES BACK TO THE COLONIAL TIMES.

WHEN A HOUSE WAS REALLY COLD, THE FAMILY WOULD ALL GATHER IN THE KEEPING ROOM, BECAUSE THEY KNEW THAT SPACE COULD BE HEATED BY THE KITCHEN STOVE.

SO BASICALLY, IT'S A ROOM THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE KITCHEN.

TODAY, WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT TERMS FOR A KEEPING ROOM.

SOMETIMES WE CALL IT THE GREAT ROOM OR THE FAMILY ROOM.

THE MAIN FOCAL POINT, THOUGH, OF THESE SPACES IS A FIREPLACE, JUST LIKE IN OUR KEEPING ROOM.

NOW, ONE OF THE MOST CHARMING THINGS ABOUT THIS SPACE IS THESE BEAUTIFUL CEDAR BEAMS THAT RUN THE FULL LENGTH OF THE SPACE.

THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS, WE USED THE CEDAR BEAMS, AND WE USED CEDAR POST ON OUR FIREPLACE.

WE HAD TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET THEM STAINED SO THE COLOR WOULD MATCH EXACTLY TO OUR BEAUTIFUL HARDWOOD FLOORS.

SO FOR SLOAN AND I, THAT WAS A JOB THAT WAS JUST DESIGNED FOR BRUCE JOHNSON.

TAKE A LOOK AT HOW HE AND SLOAN SOLVED OUR PROBLEM.

>> WE HAVE SIX DIFFERENT TYPES OF WOOD THAT WE'RE USING IN THE HOME, AND WE WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO ALL HAVE THE SAME FINISH, SO TO HELP US ACHIEVE OUR GOALS IS BRUCE JOHNSON.

HEY, BRUCE.

>> HEY, HEY, SLOAN.

NOW, I HOPE YOU'RE NOT ASKING THE IMPOSSIBLE FROM ME HERE, SO-- >> I HOPE NOT EITHER.

>> IT'S A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE.

I DON'T THINK I'VE BEEN IN A HOUSE THAT HAS SUCH BEAUTIFUL WOOD IN IT, SO-- >> ISN'T IT GORGEOUS?

BUT SO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES.

>> YES, YES, AND OUR-- WE GOT OUR PRIMARY WOOD HERE.

YOU KNOW, THE FLOORS HAVE BEEN PRE-FINISHED, PRE-STAINED, SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER THEM, AND THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.

>> THEY ARE.

NOW, THIS IS A CHERRY?

>> CHERRY FLOORING, YEP, AND IT'S GOT A DARK WALNUT STAIN ON IT, BUT NOTICE THIS ABOUT WOOD, WOOD'S ALWAYS A LITTLE UNPREDICTABLE.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT TALKING PAINT HERE.

WITHIN THIS ONE BOARD, WE SEE A LITTLE BIT OF YELLOW.

WE SEE A LITTLE BIT OF REDDISH HUE IN THERE, AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE SEE THAT DARK OVERTONE.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA TRY TO ACHIEVE, BUT WE'RE NOT WORKING ON CHERRY.

WE GOT SOME DIFFERENT WOODS HERE.

FOR INSTANCE, OUR FIRST PROJECT, WE'VE GOT SOME PINE POCKET DOORS HERE, BEAUTIFUL.

NUMBER ONE PINE LOOKS JUST LIKE THIS UNFINISHED, BUT YOU KNOW FROM YOUR EXPERIENCE, YOU KNOW WHAT CAN HAPPEN.

WHEN YOU STAIN PINE, IT TURNS BLOTCHY.

WHAT YOU'VE GOT TO DO FIRST BEFORE YOU PUT ANY STAIN ON PINE-- >> WHICH I THINK I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE GONNA SAY, IS TO CONDITION IT FIRST-- >> YOU GOT TO PUT CONDITIONER ON, 'CAUSE ONCE YOU DO, THEN YOU GET THIS, MORE EVEN STAINING.

NOW, WHY DON'T YOU HAND ME THAT FOAM BRUSH, AND VERY EASY.

THE CONDITIONER DOESN'T ADD ANY COLOR.

IT'S JUST A THIN SEALER COAT THAT'S GONNA HELP THE STAIN GO IN MORE EVENLY.

>> IT REALLY JUST PREPS OUR BOARD.

>> EXACTLY RIGHT.

NOW THIS ONE, YOU NEED THAT TO SIT ON THERE ABOUT 15 MINUTES.

I'VE ALREADY GOT THIS ONE READY, SO WE'RE GONNA PUT A STAIN ON HERE.

YOU CAN PUT YOUR STAIN ON WITH A RAG OR A BRUSH.

I'M GONNA USE A RAG ON THIS ONE, AND SINCE WE KNOW WE NEED TO GET SOME RED IN THERE, I'M GONNA USE A RED OAK OIL-BASED STAIN ON HERE.

>> NOW, I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TOO IS THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON SAMPLE BOARDS, WHICH IS WHAT EVERYBODY AT HOME NEEDS TO DO AS WELL BEFORE ANY STAINING PROJECT.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

YOU DON'T WANT TO START STAINING ON YOUR WOOD UNTIL YOU'RE SURE YOU'RE GONNA GET THE COLOR RIGHT.

NOW, MANY TIMES, WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS PUT OUR STAIN ON IN TWO STEPS.

YOU NOTICE ON THIS ONE, WE'RE GETTING OUR RED, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA WANT TO HAVE, BUT WE DON'T HAVE OUR WALNUT IN THERE YET.

SO WE'RE GONNA SET THAT ASIDE AND LET THAT DRY.

THEN WE'RE GONNA COME BACK AND PUT SOME DARKER WALNUT ON TOP OF IT.

ALL RIGHT, NOW, I THINK WE'VE GOT ANOTHER DOOR OUT THERE WE'RE GONNA WORK ON TOO.

>> THIS IS OUR EXTERIOR DOOR, WHICH IS MAHOGANY.

>> MAHOGANY.

MAHOGANY IS A GREAT HARDWOOD.

IT'S GONNA BE PERFECT FOR AN OUTDOOR DOOR.

NICE THING ABOUT A HARDWOOD IS, WE DON'T HAVE TO USE THE WOOD CONDITIONER.

SO WE CAN PUT OUR STAIN DIRECTLY ON HERE, AND AGAIN, WE'RE GONNA WANT TO GET SOME OF THAT REDDISH HUE THAT WE'RE PICKING UP FROM THE CHERRY, AND I'M PUTTING MY STAIN ON IN A CIRCULAR MOTION TO GET IT DOWN INTO THE PORES OF THE WOOD, BUT THE LAST THING YOU DO-- >> AND LOOK AT, THE GRAIN JUST POPS UP IN THAT.

IT'S SO FUNNY HOW THE DIFFERENT WOODS TAKE THE STAIN.

>> YOU WANT TO WIPE IT OFF WITH THE GRAIN, AND NOW, YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE GETTING AWFULLY CLOSE HERE TO OUR COLOR, BUT WE DON'T HAVE QUITE ENOUGH OF THE DARKNESS.

NOW, THIS PARTICULAR BOARD, I'VE ALREADY PUT THE FIRST COAT OF STAIN ON, SO WE'RE GONNA STEP IT UP.

WE'RE GONNA GO TO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DARKER.

ON THIS ONE, WE'RE GONNA GO TO A DARK WALNUT STAIN RIGHT OVER THE TOP OF WHAT WE APPLIED BEFORE.

SO THIS IS GONNA GIVE US MORE OF OUR DARKNESS.

>> NOW, ARE YOU GOING OVER THE ENTIRE SURFACE OF IT-- >> YES, YEP, AND YOU CAN DO HIGHLIGHTS TOO.

IF YOU NOTICE, WHEN YOU GO BACK TO YOUR MODEL BOARD THERE, IT'S NOT PERFECTLY EVEN, SO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO: IF YOU PUT IT ON AND THEN LET IT SOAK IN, BUT THEN, WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR RAG, YOU CAN WIPE IT OFF MORE IN SOME AREAS AND GET MORE OF A HIGHLIGHT.

>> THAT'S HOW YOU WOULD ACHIEVE, LIKE, THIS AREA IN HERE, WHERE IT'S THE LIGHTER AND THE DARK.

>> YEP.

YEP.

NOW, WITH AN OUTSIDE DOOR LIKE THAT, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU PUT AN EXTERIOR FINISH ON IT WHEN YOU'RE ALL DONE, SOMETHING THAT'S DESIGNED FOR OUTSIDE WOOD.

>> OKAY.

>> NOW, I'VE ALSO GOT SOME BIRCH IN THE HOUSE, AND WE'VE GOT SOME POPLAR TRIM.

>> AND WE ALSO HAVE SOME BIRCH AND SOME POPLAR RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER IN OUR MUSIC ROOM, RIGHT?

>> YEP, SO ANOTHER LITTLE BIT OF A CHALLENGE, 'CAUSE WE'VE GOT TWO DIFFERENT WOODS, TWO DIFFERENT GRAINS.

>> AND THEY'RE GONNA BE RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER, SO THEY'VE GOT TO MATCH.

YES, NOW, IN THIS CASE, OUR BIRCH ALREADY HAS SOME RED IN IT, SO WE'RE GONNA GO RIGHT TO OUR DARK WALNUT ON THIS ONE, AND AGAIN, WE'RE DOING SAMPLE BOARDS HERE.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SAMPLING IT FIRST.

>> DON'T GO TO YOUR WALL FIRST.

BIG MISTAKE.

>> NO, BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW EXACTLY.

EVERY BOARD CAN VARY, BUT THE NICE THING ABOUT BIRCH, WE'RE GETTING VERY CLOSE TO OUR CHERRY LOOK HERE, BECAUSE IT'S GOT SOME NATURAL RED IN IT, AND IT'S GOT SOME DARKNESS AS WELL, AND WHAT WE CAN DO AGAIN IS LET THAT DRY AND COME BACK WITH OUR DARK WALNUT OVER THE TOP OF IT.

>> NOW, OF COURSE, IF SOMEONE'S DOING, LIKE, A PIECE OF FURNITURE AT HOME AND THEY DON'T HAVE SCRAPS OF WOOD LYING AROUND, THEY CAN TEST A BACK OR SOMEWHERE THAT'S KIND OF A LESS CONSPICUOUS PLACE.

>> TURN IT UPSIDE DOWN.

WORK ON THE BOTTOM.

HERE'S OUR POPLAR.

POPLAR'S A GREAT WOOD.

THEY CALL IT POOR MAN'S CHERRY, BECAUSE IT'S EASIER TO IMITATE THE CHERRY, AND AGAIN, NOTICE HOW WE'RE GETTING OUR RED, AND POPLAR HAS THIS CHARACTERISTIC GREEN STREAK IN IT, BUT YOU CAN COVER THAT UP WITH THE STAIN.

>> IT COVERS IT RIGHT UP WITH THAT.

>> COVERS IT RIGHT UP, AND AGAIN, ON THIS ONE, WE WOULD LET THAT DRY, AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK.

I'LL PUT A LITTLE BIT ON THERE JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA.

BUT WE'LL COME BACK, AND WE CAN DO OUR HIGHLIGHTS WITH THAT.

>> NOW, WHAT ABOUT OUR CEDAR?

>> YEAH, CEDAR IS A SOFT WOOD.

IT IS VERY POROUS, AND AGAIN, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE GONNA DO SOME SAMPLING FIRST.

THIS IS A NICE BIG CHUNK OF CEDAR, 'CAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO MESS UP OUR MANTEL WITH OUR FIRST COAT OF STAIN.

I PUT MY WOOD CONDITIONER ON HERE, BECAUSE CEDAR TENDS TO SOAK THE STAIN IN VERY UNEVENLY, AND WE KNOW WE WANT THIS TO BE DARK, SO LET'S PUT A LITTLE BIT OF DARK STAIN ON HERE.

LOOKS VERY DARK AT FIRST, DOESN'T IT?

>> REALLY DARK.

>> YEAH.

SO ON THIS ONE, WE'RE GONNA WANT TO WIPE THAT OFF RIGHT AWAY.

>> OH, WOW.

>> SEE?

NOW, IF THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT TOO LIGHT FOR YOUR TASTE, PUT THE STAIN RIGHT BACK ON.

>> IT'S BETTER TO GO LIGHT AND GET DARK THAN BE DARK 'CAUSE YOU CAN'T GET LIGHT, RIGHT?

>> 'CAUSE YOU CAN'T GET IT BACK.

ONCE THAT STAIN GOES IN THE WOOD, IT WANTS TO STAY THERE.

SO LET'S SEE.

I'VE GOT SOME DARK WALNUT HERE.

>> I THINK THAT'S OUR COLOR.

>> THAT'S THE COLOR WE WANT.

>> ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA GO GRAB MY DIGITAL CAMERA SO I CAN TAKE SOME SHOTS FOR MOM.

>> YOU'RE NOT GONNA HELP?

>> I THINK I'M LEAVING THIS UP TO THE EXPERT.

DON'T YOU THINK I SHOULD?

>> ALL RIGHT, I CAN TAKE CARE OF THIS THEN.

[camera shutter clicking] >> FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE PLANNING ON REMODELING YOUR KITCHEN, OR MAYBE YOU'RE BUILDING A NEW HOME AND YOU'RE DESIGNING YOUR KITCHEN, GET OUT YOUR NOTEPAD AND YOUR PENCIL RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE I HAVE GOT SOME FABULOUS FEATURES IN OUR DREAM HOUSE KITCHEN I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU.

LET'S START RIGHT BACK HERE.

THIS IS AN INDUSTRIAL-SIZE REFRIGERATOR, STAINLESS STEEL.

WE HAVE A HUGE FREEZER COMPARTMENT.

YOU CAN EVEN GET A PIZZA BOX IN HERE, AND AROUND MY HOUSE, FROZEN PIZZA, GOT TO HAVE A PLACE FOR IT.

THIS SIDE, BIG, LARGE, LOTS OF STORAGE FOR OUR PRODUCE.

IF YOU LOVE TO COOK, YOU'RE PROBABLY ALREADY DROOLING OVER THIS COOK CENTER.

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF THE KITCHEN, BECAUSE OF THE ARCHITECTURAL DETAIL.

WE HAVE THIS NICE ARCH, AND IT IS LINED WITH SUBWAY TILE.

THESE ARE TUMBLED MARBLE, AND WE CALL IT SUBWAY TILE BECAUSE THEY'RE A 3-INCH BY 6-INCH SIZE.

YOU'LL SEE 'EM GLAZED AND FROSTED, ALL DIFFERENT COLORS, BUT THAT'S THE TERM.

THESE ARE LITTLE GLASS TILES THAT WE HAVE IN THE BACK.

THAT'S JUST A LITTLE POP OF COLOR, KIND OF MOVES THE BROWN OF THE CABINETS AROUND.

NOW, IF YOU LIKE TO COOK PASTA, HERE IS GONNA BE SOMETHING YOU WANT.

THIS IS A HOT WATER DISPENSER.

YOU CAN PUT YOUR PAN RIGHT ON HERE AND FILL IT UP AT THE STOVE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO LUG THOSE HEAVY PANS FROM THE SINK TO THE STOVE ANYMORE.

OUR STOVE IS PLENTY BIG FOR ANY THANKSGIVING OR CHRISTMAS GET-TOGETHER.

WE HAVE EIGHT GAS BURNERS UP HERE, PLENTY OF SPACE.

BELOW, WE HAVE DOUBLE OVENS.

ONE OF THE OVENS EVEN FUNCTIONS AS A CONVECTION OVEN, SO YOU CAN REALLY DO ANY KIND OF COOKING COMBINATIONS YOU NEED AROUND YOUR KITCHEN.

WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL GRANITE COUNTERTOPS IN MOST OF THE KITCHEN.

THIS ISLAND-- AND I SAY "THIS ISLAND" BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO ISLANDS IN OUR KITCHEN.

THIS ISLAND HAS A BEAUTIFUL GRANITE COUNTERTOP ON IT, AND IT'S WHAT WE CALL OUR PREP KITCHEN.

THAT'S WHERE WE DO ALL OF OUR HARD, DIRTY WORK.

WE HAVE A BIG OLD STAINLESS STEEL SINK HERE WITH A GARBAGE DISPOSAL.

AGAIN, PLENTY BIG TO PUT POTS AND PANS INTO HERE.

BEAUTIFUL BRUSHED NICKEL FAUCETS ON OUR ISLAND, AND HERE WE WANTED TO KEEP IT VERY PLAIN AND VERY CLEAR, BECAUSE YOU WANT TO HAVE ROOM TO WORK.

A BASKET WHERE YOU CAN TUCK AWAY YOUR SOAP, YOUR TOWELS.

THAT WORKS, AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW ME.

I GOT TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF FLOWERS IN OUR SPACE.

NOW, MOVING OVER TO THIS SIDE, WE HAVE AN ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE PIECE OF FURNITURE.

WELL, THAT ISN'T REALLY TRUE.

WHAT WE HAVE OVER HERE IS A BEAUTIFUL SET OF CABINETS THAT LOOK LIKE A PIECE OF FURNITURE.

OUR DISH RACK WILL HOLD 22 DINNER PLATES, AND THAT OUGHT TO BE ENOUGH FOR ANY PARTY YOU HAVE PLANNED AT YOUR HOUSE.

REMEMBER WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT BRINGING THE LIGHT COLOR FROM THE KITCHEN DOWN TO OUR KEEPING ROOM?

WELL, THAT WAS THE LIGHT COLOR OF THESE CABINETS WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE GLAZE ON 'EM.

WE ALSO BROUGHT SOME OF THE DARK COLORS FROM THE KEEPING ROOM UP THIS DIRECTION BY USING A WALNUT COUNTER TOP.

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL, HAND-RUBBED NATURAL WOOD.

IT WILL LAST.

IT'S VERY DURABLE.

MUCH MORE SO THAN YOU MIGHT THINK.

THIS COUNTER IS GREAT FOR SERVING, AND IT'S CONVENIENTLY LOCATED RIGHT ACROSS FROM OUR WINE COOLER.

ON THE BACK SIDE OF OUR PREP ISLAND, WE HAVE A DISHWASHER, AND ON THE FRONT SIDE, WE HAVE OUR MICROWAVE OVEN.

NOW, WE HAVE TWO ISLANDS IN THIS KITCHEN.

THIS IS OUR SERVING ISLAND, AND, YOU KNOW, A SERVING ISLAND IS SO GOOD TO WORK WITH, BECAUSE YOU CAN SET UP FOR A PARTY, LIKE WE'VE GOT RIGHT HERE, AND STILL HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM TO PREPARE YOUR FOOD AND DO YOUR COOKING.

THERE'S LOTS OF SPACE HERE, WHETHER IT'S BREAKFAST WITH THE FAMILY OR YOU'RE ENTERTAINING A BIG CROWD.

SO WHEN YOU'RE PLANNING THE KITCHEN AROUND YOUR HOUSE, I HOPE SOME OF THESE LITTLE FEATURES MIGHT JUST END UP IN YOUR HOME KITCHEN.

[funky instrumental music] ♪ ♪ I'M LIKING THAT.

DON'T YOU?

I AM JUST THRILLED WITH THE WAY THIS SPACE IS TURNING OUT.

YOU KNOW, SLOAN'S AND MY INSPIRATION FOR WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WITH THIS END CAME FROM THE KITCHEN AT THE OTHER END OF THE ROOM.

WE HAD LIGHT GRANITE COUNTERTOPS.

WE HAD LIGHTLY GLAZED CABINETS, LOT OF STONE WORK BEHIND THE COOK CENTER.

THIS END OF THE SPACE, THOUGH, WAS REALLY DARK, SO WE WANTED TO BRING THAT SAME LIGHT AND AIRY FEELING DOWN HERE.

WE DID THAT BY USING LINEN DRAPES, A NICE LIGHT-COLORED RUG TO ANCHOR THE SPACE, AND THE FURNITURE WE'RE WORKING WITH.

WE'RE WORKING WITH SIX DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERS' FURNITURE, AND LOOK HOW GREAT IT ALL GOES TOGETHER.

FIRST, OUR LARGEST PIECE OF FURNITURE IS OUR HERRINGBONE WOOL SOFA.

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE PIECE, AND THE HERRINGBONE MIRRORS THE HERRINGBONE BRICKWORK ON OUR FIREPLACE.

IT'S THOSE LITTLE DETAILS, REMEMBER?

OUR COFFEE TABLE IS LIMESTONE WITH AN ANTIQUE ZINC BASE TO IT.

LIMESTONE AND MARBLE TABLETOPS ARE THE RAGE THIS SEASON.

NOW, THESE TWO CHAIRS ARE TWO SIDE CHAIRS.

I LOVE THESE, AND I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

YOU'RE GOING, "VICKI, ARE YOU CRAZY?

YOU'VE GOT WHITE FABRIC IN A FAMILY ROOM?"

THESE CAN JUST ZIP OFF.

THEY'RE WHITE CANVAS.

THEY CAN GO RIGHT TO THE CLEANERS OR THE LAUNDRY ROOM AND RIGHT BACK ON.

SO THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO GET NICE LIGHT, EXPENSIVE, AND FABULOUS-LOOKING PIECES IN A FAMILY ROOM.

>> OKAY, ARE YOU READY?

SPEAKING OF FABULOUS PIECES, I HAVE OUR TWO PIECES OF ARTWORK.

ARE YOU READY FOR ME TO LET THEM BRING THIS IN?

>> OH, YES, PLEASE DO.

>> BECAUSE YOU'RE GONNA JUST DIE.

WATCH HOW IT'S GONNA TRANSFORM THIS WALL FROM NOTHING TO EVERYTHING.

IS THAT GORGEOUS?

I LOVE ALL OF THE COLORS IN IT.

I LOVE THE SIZE.

THIS IS DEFINITELY A GREAT PIECE.

NOW, THIS PIECE HERE WE'VE SELECTED FOR OVER THE FIREPLACE, WHICH IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT LOOK, WHICH, IT'S OKAY.

GO AHEAD AND MIX YOUR ART TOGETHER.

IF YOU LIKE IT, IT WORKS.

THAT'S REALLY THE RULE WHEN IT COMES TO ART FOR YOUR HOME.

IF YOU LIKE IT AND IT MAKES YOU FEEL SOMETHING, BUY IT, AND THIS IS A GREAT PIECE FOR OVER THE FIREPLACE, AND WE THOUGHT THAT THIS WOULD FIT IN PERFECT, BECAUSE IT WOULD GO NICELY WITH OUR BEAMS AND SORT OF THAT LITTLE BIT OF FARMHOUSE FEEL THAT HE HAVE GOING HERE, AND ALSO, THE COLORS, JUST A REAL NICE, TRANQUIL, AND OF COURSE, BRING IT TO CENTER.

>> AND I LOVE THAT SUBTLETY, 'CAUSE IT'S JUST LIKE THE MARBLED-- TUMBLED MARBLE AROUND THE COOK AREA.

NOW, PILLOWS.

WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT PILLOWS AND HOW THEY CAN ADD TO A ROOM AND HOW THEY CAN MAKE THINGS LOOK GREAT.

WELL, SLOAN AND I DID SOME SHOPPING, AND WE PICKED UP SOME INEXPENSIVE PILLOWS, BUT WATCH HOW IT POPS THESE CHAIRS.

SEE HOW WE HAVE OUR GOLD AND OUR BLACK AND OUR LITTLE GREEN GOING?

THESE PILLOWS POPPED IN RIGHT LIKE A LITTLE KIDNEY PILLOW IN THE BACK OF THESE TWO CHAIRS, REALLY JUST SOFTENS DOWN THEIR LINES.

SO FOR LESS THAN $20, YOU MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

>> NOW, THIS IS AN AREA WHERE THE FAMILY'S GONNA SPEND A LOT OF TIME.

THIS IS OUR CASUAL DINING ROOM, AND LET'S BE REALISTIC, IF THEY'RE NOT EATING AT THE COUNTER IN THE KITCHEN, THEY'RE GONNA BE EATING HERE AT THIS TABLE, RIGHT?

SO MOM AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD A PERFECT FEEL FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY TO BE ABLE TO SIT DOWN AND ENJOY A MEAL, BUT YET, THAT WAS STILL INVITING FOR GUESTS, AND REMEMBER, BECAUSE THE WAY THIS KITCHEN FLOWS, THIS IS GONNA BE A BIG AREA FOR ENTERTAINING TOO, WHICH, THIS IS THE PERFECT SPACE WHERE WE COULD SET A BUFFET OR SET COCKTAILS OR APPETIZERS UP, INSTEAD OF ON ONE OF OUR MAIN ISLANDS AS WELL.

NOW, IN HERE, WE DID THIS GREAT TRESTLE TABLE, AND I LOVE THE WARM, RICH TONE ON THE TOP AND THEN THE PAINTED BOTTOM, THE WHITE.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A DISTRESSED FEEL.

ONCE AGAIN, STICKING WITH THOSE CREAMY, WARM, WHITE COLORS.

OKAY, OUR CHAIRS, WE'VE DONE A DIFFERENT TREATMENT HERE.

WE'VE GOT TWO OF THESE GREAT CHAIRS RIGHT HERE.

LOVE THE BACK ON IT, AND IT'S GOT AN INTERESTING TOP.

LOTS OF DETAIL TO THIS, BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE, WE DID A BENCH, AND THIS IS SORT OF A NEW TREND FOR DINING.

PEOPLE ARE USING BENCHES AND SETTEES, AND I REALLY LIKE IT.

I THINK THAT GIVES IT A FUN LOOK AND ALSO VERY COMFORTABLE LOOK, SO WE HAD THE TABLE SET UP FOR FOUR, BUT BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THERE'S TWO LEAVES THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY ADD TO THIS TABLE, PULL IT OUT INTO THE KEEPING ROOM, AND WE COULD ACTUALLY SEAT TEN HERE.

THE LAST PIECE HERE IN THE DINING ROOM IS, OF COURSE, OUR BEAUTIFUL CHINA CABINET THAT'S JUST WAITING FOR MOM AND I TO PUT OUR FINISHING TOUCHES ON.

>> COMING UP NEXT, A CLASSIC FYH DECORATING TIP.

IF YOU'VE EVER TRAVELED TO ITALY, THEN I'M SURE YOU'VE NOTICED THEIR BEAUTIFUL CONTAINER GARDENS.

BUT YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE NOTICED THAT MOST OF THOSE CONTAINER GARDENS ARE FILLED WITH EDIBLE HERBS.

ITALIANS, WELL, THEY MAKE USE OF ALL THE SPACE THEY CAN TO GROW WHAT THEY LOVE THE MOST, WHICH ARE COOKING HERBS, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'VE DONE FOR OUR TUSCANY PATIO HERE.

NOW, WE FOUND THESE GREAT ANTIQUE TERRA-COTTA URNS, AND WE SAID, "THESE WOULD BE PERFECT FOR OUR GARDEN."

NOW, EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE IN HERE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE PLANT, IS EDIBLE, AND OUR HOMEOWNER IS A FABULOUS ITALIAN COOK, AND HE'S GONNA USE EVERY BIT OF THESE HERBS IN HIS GREAT RECIPES.

IN THE FRONT, WE PUT A PLANT THAT IS AN ANNUAL.

IT'S CALLED 'MILLION BELLS,' AND IT HAS THESE BEAUTIFUL LITTLE YELLOW FLOWERS ON IT, AND THIS WILL CASCADE DOWN THE FRONT.

IT WILL GIVE US GREAT COLOR ALL SUMMER LONG.

NOW, BEHIND IT, WE'VE TUCKED IN A ROSEMARY.

AND ROSEMARY'S PERFECT FOR A CONTAINER LIKE THIS.

IT WILL GET LARGE.

YOU CAN MAINTAIN THAT SIZE BY CLIPPING OFF OF IT AND USING IT IN YOUR COOKING, AND THAT'S WHAT IT'S FOR, BUT IT IS A PERENNIAL.

IT'LL STAY GREEN ALL WINTER LONG.

NOW, WHEN YOU TAKE ROSEMARY OUT OF THE POT, YOU MAY FIND THAT IT'S ROOT-BOUND, THAT IT'S REALLY--THE ROOTS ARE REALLY THICK INSIDE OF IT.

AND IF THAT'S THE CASE, YOU NEED TO TAKE A KNIFE, SCORE THROUGH THOSE ROOTS, AND LOOSEN THEM UP A LITTLE SO THAT IT WILL GROW AND IT WON'T DIE OFF ON YOU.

NOW, NEXT TO IT, WE HAVE ANCHORED ON EACH SIDE THIS BEAUTIFUL PARSLEY.

AND PARSLEY IS GREAT, BECAUSE IT'S GONNA GET NICE AND TALL.

WE CAN CLIP IT BACK.

IT'LL STAY GOOD AND GREEN FOR US THE WHOLE SUMMER THROUGH.

IN THE FRONT, MY PERSONAL FAVORITE, AND THAT'S BASIL-- WITH SOME TOMATOES AND MOZZARELLA CHEESE, ABSOLUTELY PERFECT-- RIGHT HERE IN THE FRONT.

WE'VE ADDED SOME SAGE TO THE SIDES.

IT'LL BE PERFECT FOR THANKSGIVING DINNERS.

AND THEN DOWN IN THE FRONT, WE HAVE SOME OREGANO, AND THEN WE'VE ADDED SOME BEAUTIFUL THYME.

NOW, THIS HAS A VARIEGATED LEAF ON IT, AND THAT'LL ADD JUST A LITTLE BIT OF THE LIGHTER SHADE OF GREEN, WHICH KIND OF BRINGS THE YELLOW OVER FROM THAT SIDE TO THIS EDGE.

AND NOW AS THESE GROW, THEY WILL JUST JAM-PACK, FILL UP THIS WHOLE CONTAINER.

AND, OF COURSE, OUR CHEF WILL HAVE TO KEEP BUSY CLIPPING THEM DOWN.

NOW, TO MAKE YOUR CONTAINERS A LITTLE BIT LIGHTER-WEIGHT SO YOU CAN MOVE THEM AROUND ON THE PATIO, WHAT WE DO IS, IN THE BOTTOM OF OUR CONTAINER, WE PUT PEAT MOSS MIXED WITH THESE LITTLE PACKING PEANUTS THAT YOU WOULD USE FOR SHIPPING, AND THEN THAT WILL TAKE AWAY HALF THE WEIGHT.

FILL UP ABOUT A FOOT WITH GREAT POTTING SOIL AND THEN TOP IT OFF WITH YOUR PLANTS.

DON'T FORGET TO WATER IT AND KEEP IT IN THE FULL SUN, AND YOU'LL HAVE GREAT HERBS ALL SUMMER LONG.

WE STARTED WITH A BLANK SLATE FULL OF POSSIBILITIES.

WE TIED THE THREE SPACES TOGETHER BY USING THE SAME COLOR SCHEME.

THE LIGHT GLAZED CABINETS ADD AN AIRY FEELING TO THIS SPACE AND ARE PERFECT FOR STORAGE AND DISPLAYING YOUR FAVORITE DISHES.

WE ACCENTED THE KITCHEN WITH A WOODEN COUNTERTOP WHICH CARRIES THE DARKER TONE FROM THE KEEPING ROOM RIGHT ON INTO OUR KITCHEN.

THE TILES AROUND THE COOKING AREA ADD JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF DETAIL TO THIS DREAM KITCHEN.

YOU REALLY COULDN'T ASK FOR MORE GREAT FEATURES WHEN COOKING AND ENTERTAINING.

THIS CASUAL DINING AREA OFF THE KITCHEN IS ALL A FAMILY NEEDS TO ENJOY A GREAT SUNDAY BRUNCH TOGETHER.

THE RUG AND THE RICH FLOORS BLEND BEAUTIFULLY.

THE LARGE CHINA CABINET PROVIDES DISPLAY SPACE AND PLENTY OF ADDITIONAL STORAGE.

THE HEART OF THE HOME, THE KEEPING ROOM, CAME OUT BETTER THAN WE COULD HAVE HOPED.

IT TOO IS DEFINED BY AN EASY-TO-CARE-FOR RUG.

THE FIREPLACE MANTEL TURNED OUT PERFECT THANKS TO BRUCE.

OUR IVORY LINEN DRAPES ARE ELEGANT AND UNDERSTATED.

A NEUTRAL COLOR PALETTE AND INTERESTING FURNITURE LETS US SHOWCASE OUR DESIGNER FLAIR IN THIS ALREADY GORGEOUS SPACE.

THE EXQUISITE HERRINGBONE SOFA SERVES AS A CENTERPIECE AND TIES THIS ENTIRE SEATING AREA TOGETHER.

OUR ORIGINAL ARTWORK ACCENTS THE SPACE AND BRINGS A SOFT POP OF COLOR WHILE THE BUFFET LENGTHENS THE ROOM AND DISPLAYS OUR MATCHING LAMPS AND ARTISTIC PIECES.

WE HAVE CREATED A SOPHISTICATED YET INVITING SPACE THAT WILL SURELY BE THE CENTER OF ACTIVITY FOR THE FAMILY AND THEIR GUESTS.

>> YOU KNOW, MOM, I DON'T THINK THAT I WOULD REALLY MIND IF I HAD TO BE KEPT IN THAT KEEPING ROOM OR IF I EVEN HAD TO COOK IN THIS KITCHEN.

>> THAT MEANS YOU'RE GONNA LEARN HOW TO COOK?

>> YEAH, I DON'T THINK I WOULD MIND DOING IT IF I HAD A KITCHEN LIKE THIS-- >> AND I KNOW I WOULD LOVE TO SIT OVER THERE AND LET YOU SERVE ME WHATEVER YOU LEARNED TO COOK.

>> OH, OF COURSE YOU WOULD.

YOU WOULD LOVE THAT.

BUT I HATE TO BREAK IT TO YOU.

I THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE A COUPLE OF ALL-NIGHTERS, AND NOT IN THE KITCHEN, BUT IN THAT KEEPING ROOM, BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO.

>> YEAH, WE HAVE FIVE DAYS LEFT, AND OUR NEXT DECORATING CHALLENGE IS THE MUSIC ROOM AND THE DINING ROOM OF THIS SHOW HOUSE.

>> THAT'S RIGHT, IT'S ALL ABOUT BABY GRANDS AND LITTLE BLACK DRESSES.

>> SO JOIN US, WON'T YOU?

'CAUSE WE KNOW YOU WANT TO SEE HOW THIS PROJECT TURNS OUT.

>> WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON FOR YOUR HOME.

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