>> HI, WELCOME TO FOR YOUR HOME.

I'M SLOAN RUTTER.

>> AND I'M VICKI PAYNE.

IF YOU ENJOY TOURING NEW HOMES AND SHOW HOUSES, THEN YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THE NEW SEASON OF FOR YOUR HOME.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

JOIN US THIS SEASON AS WE SHARE OUR EXPERIENCES AS INTERIOR DECORATORS ON THIS YEAR'S DREAM HOME SHOW HOUSE.

>> THIS IS THE MOST EXCITING, JAM-PACKED FULL OF DESIGN IDEAS SEASON EVER, AND IT STARTS RIGHT NOW.

[car trunk slams] 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] ♪ ♪ >> YOU KNOW, SLOAN, SO FAR, IT'S BEEN A REALLY EASY EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH ERIC.

>> WELL, YOU KNOW, MOM, MAYBE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT HE'S BUILT OVER 200 HOMES, AND OUT OF THOSE 200 HOMES, 8 OF THEM HAVE BEEN AWARD-WINNING SHOW HOMES.

>> WELL, YEAH, BUT THIS IS YOUR AND MY FIRST SHOW HOME.

>> THAT'S TRUE.

>> SO WE NEED SOMEBODY WITH A LOT OF EXPERIENCE AND A LOT OF PATIENCE.

>> YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.

LIKE THE TIME THAT YOU WERE WAITING TO PICK OUT THE COLOR FOR THE DOWNSTAIRS, AND YOU COULDN'T DECIDE, AND HE HAD THE PAINTER WAITING WITH THE SPRAYER IN HAND.

>> YEAH, OR HOW ABOUT WHEN YOU WERE AT THE GRANITE YARD FOR THREE HOURS TRYING TO PICK OUT THE PERFECT COUNTERTOPS?

>> AND OUR MAN WITH PATIENCE IS HERE AGAIN WAITING ON US, AS USUAL.

>> HEY, SWEETIE, WHY DON'T YOU GO IN AND CHECK THE WALLPAPER AND DRAPE SAMPLES WITH THE WALL COLOR, AND I'LL CHECK IN WITH ERIC.

>> PERFECT.

>> YOU CAN ALREADY TELL FROM THE OUTSIDE THAT THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS HOUSE.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SHARE THE INSIDE WITH YOU.

THIS IS OUR BUILDER, ERIC JOHNSON.

HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY, ERIC?

>> GOOD, VICKI.

HOW ARE YOU TODAY?

>> YOU KNOW, ERIC, THIS IS YOUR HOUSE.

TAKE US ON A TOUR.

>> LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

COME ON IN TO OUR GRAND FOYER, VICKI.

>> I LOVE HOW WIDE-OPEN THIS IS.

IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT THIS HOUSE.

>> WELL, IT SETS THE WHOLE STAGE TO THE HOUSE.

THIS IS A TRADITIONAL ENGLISH COTTAGE, AND WE HAVE OUR TRADITIONAL ELEMENTS RIGHT HERE UP FRONT.

OVER HERE, OFF THE FOYER, WE HAVE OUR FORMAL STUDY.

IT HAS STAINED PANELS, STAINED BEAMS UP ABOVE, HIGH CEILING, AND POCKET DOORS THAT SET IT OFF, BUT I KNOW SLOAN AND YOU HAVE SOME DIFFERENT IDEAS FOR THAT ROOM.

>> WE SURE DO; WE'RE GONNA MAKE THAT INTO A MUSIC ROOM.

>> I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

AND THEN OVER HERE OFF OUR FOYER, WE HAVE THE TRADITIONAL DINING ROOM.

IN A LUXURY HOME THIS SIZE, WE WOULD EXPECT A DINING ROOM OF THIS SIZE WITH ALL THE TRADITIONAL PANELS AND THE CHAIR RAIL AROUND IT AND ALL THAT.

>> THE MOLDING IS JUST PERFECT.

JUST WHAT WE NEED FOR THAT.

>> VICKI, COME ON IN OUR FAMILY ROOM.

RIGHT DOWN THAT HALLWAY IS OUR OWNER'S SUITE.

>> I LOVE THE SIZE OF THAT SPACE TOO.

IT'S JUST WONDERFUL.

>> AND IT'S KEEPING WITH THE SIZE OF A LUXURY HOME.

IN THE FAMILY ROOM HERE, WE HAVE SOME FORMAL FEATURES.

WE HAVE OUR FORMAL BUILT-INS.

WE HAVE A LIMESTONE CAST MANTEL THAT'S NOT QUITE HERE YET.

AND THEN WE HAVE OUR COFFERED CEILING WHICH ALL OVERLOOKS OUR OUTDOOR LIVING AREA WHICH HAS A STONE FIREPLACE, STONE PORCH, AND THEN ALL THE WAY DOWN THE STAIRS IS ANOTHER STONE TERRACE.

>> YOU KNOW, AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU CAN SEE THIS SPACE FROM ALMOST ANYWHERE IN THIS HOUSE.

IT'S JUST REALLY BEAUTIFUL.

NOW, DON'T THINK THAT WE ARE RUSHING YOU THROUGH THIS BEAUTIFUL HOME, BECAUSE OVER THE NEXT 13 SHOWS, SLOAN AND I ARE GONNA SHARE EVERY DETAIL WITH YOU.

>> LET'S SHOW THEM OUR KITCHEN AND OUR CASUAL LIVING AREA.

>> OKAY.

LET'S DO.

NOW, THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF THE HOUSE.

IT'S THE KITCHEN.

THERE IS SUCH A GREAT VARIETY OF MATERIALS THAT WE SELECTED FOR THIS SPACE.

WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT FINISHES ON OUR CABINETS.

WE HAVE DIFFERENT STYLES, DESIGNATED COOKING SPACES, BUT ONE OF THE BEST FEATURES ARE TWO ISLANDS.

THAT'S RIGHT.

WE'VE GOT TWO OF THOSE BEAUTIFUL ISLANDS TO WORK WITH.

THIS IS OUR PREP ISLAND, AND OVER HERE, WE HAVE OUR SERVING ISLAND.

>> AND DOWN AT THE END OF THE ROOM, WE HAVE OUR KEEPING ROOM.

AND WE'VE TIED IN BOTH ROOMS TOGETHER WITH A SERIES OF CEDAR BEAMS.

HAVE OUR BREAKFAST NOOK OVER THERE.

AND THEN WE HAVE OUR SCREENED-IN PORCH OUT THERE WHICH CONTINUES OUR OUTDOOR LIVING.

>> HEY, ERIC, CAN YOU COME UP HERE, PLEASE?

>> YOU KNOW, ERIC, I THINK I HEAR SOMEBODY CALLING YOUR NAME FOR THE UPSTAIRS TOUR.

>> DUTY CALLS.

>> ERIC, EVERYTHING LOOKS AWESOME UP HERE.

IT LOOKS SO GOOD.

LET'S LET OUR VIEWERS SEE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE UP HERE.

>> LET'S START IN THE MEDIA ROOM.

>> OKAY, THE FIREPLACE TURNED OUT FABULOUS.

IT LOOKS REALLY BEAUTIFUL, ERIC.

>> WELL, WE GAVE IT A VERY RELAXED LOOK: FARMHOUSE-STYLE MANTEL WITH BUILT-INS ON EITHER SIDE.

THEY FIT ALL YOUR AV EQUIPMENT.

>> LOVE THAT.

>> FITS MY BIG SCREEN TV.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE FEELING OF THIS IS SORT OF A FARMHOUSE RELAXED FEELING.

EVERYONE'S GONNA BE HANGING OUT UP HERE.

THIS IS REALLY GOING TO BE AN ENTERTAINMENT AREA FOR EVERYONE, RIGHT?

>> SURE, ABSOLUTELY.

WE ALSO HAVE THREE VERY LARGE BEDROOMS UP HERE SERVICED BY TWO FULL BATHS AND ANOTHER HALF BATH FOR THIS ROOM.

>> ERIC, YOU'VE DONE SUCH AN INCREDIBLE JOB ON THIS HOUSE.

MOM AND I ARE GONNA GET STARTED ON DECORATING.

WE'VE GOT SOME REALLY EXCITING IDEAS THAT IS GONNA DO THIS HOME JUSTICE.

>> I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE 'EM.

>> SLOAN AND I HAVE DECORATED HUNDREDS OF SPACES, BUT THIS WILL BE OUR VERY FIRST SHOW HOUSE.

WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT FOR LOTS OF REASONS.

WHEN THIS HOUSE IS COMPLETED, IT WILL BE THE DREAM HOME FOR THE CHARLOTTE AFFILIATES OF THE SUSAN G. KOMEN ASSOCIATION.

>> THE KOMEN ASSOCIATION IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST AND MOST PROGRESSIVE GRASSROOTS NETWORK OF BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS AND ACTIVISTS FIGHTING TO PUT A END TO CANCER FOREVER.

>> AS A CANCER SURVIVOR MYSELF, A DAUGHTER, A MOTHER, AND A GRANDMOTHER, THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT ISSUE, ONE THAT SLOAN AND I ARE VERY PROUD TO SUPPORT.

WE EXPECT THOUSANDS OF DESIGN ENTHUSIASTS TO TOUR THIS DREAM HOME TO SEE ALL THE LATEST IN HOME DECOR AND NEW HOUSE CONSTRUCTION.

IT'S A DAUNTING TASK, BUT IT'S ONE THAT SLOAN AND I ARE CERTAINLY UP FOR.

>> WE BROKE GROUND ON THIS PROJECT FOUR MONTHS AGO.

TREES WERE CLEARED, FOUNDATIONS WERE DUG, AND THE PROCESS WAS UNDER WAY.

>> ENERGY EFFICIENCY IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR ALL HOMEOWNERS, BUT WHEN YOU'RE IN NEW CONSTRUCTION, IT'S THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD IN SOME GREAT ENERGY STAR FEATURES, LIKE HOUSE WRAP, INSULATION, ENERGY-EFFICIENT DOORS AND WINDOWS, AND HIGH-QUALITY ROOFING.

THOSE ARE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES OF THE ENERGY FEATURES THAT YOU CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS.

>> THE EXTERIOR OF THIS HOUSE IS STUCCO AND STONE, A REAL CLASSIC COMBINATION BUT WITH A NEW TWIST.

THE COLOR IS EMBEDDED INTO THE STUCCO FOR A LONG-LASTING BEAUTIFUL FINISH THAT REQUIRES LITTLE OR NO MAINTENANCE.

AND OF COURSE, STONE HAS BEEN THE CHOICE OF BUILDERS FOR CENTURIES.

CEDAR TRIM AND ALUMINUM-AD WINDOWS ARE BEAUTIFUL AND REQUIRE VERY LITTLE UPKEEP AS WELL.

>> NOW, WITH NEW CONSTRUCTION COMES LOTS AND LOTS OF MUD.

HERE IN THE SOUTH, WE HAVE OUR OWN UNIQUE KIND OF MUD.

IT'S STICKY RED CLAY.

WHEN YOU'RE BUILDING A NEW HOME, YOU BECOME VERY ADEPT AT WALKING THE PLANK AND JUMPING THE PUDDLES.

>> BUT NOW WE HAVE PROGRESSED TO THE POINT THAT WE HAVE A DRIVEWAY AND A NEW STONE WALKWAY.

SOUNDS LIKE A SMALL DEAL NOT REALLY, IF YOU'VE BEEN SCRAPING YOUR BOOTS FOR THE LAST FOUR MONTHS.

SO NOT ONLY DO MOM AND I GET TO DECORATE THE INSIDE OF THIS BEAUTIFUL HOME, BUT WE GET TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF DECORATING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THIS HOME WITH SOME GREAT LANDSCAPE PROJECTS.

NOW, JUST LIKE YOU'VE GOT CONSTRUCTION GOING ON IN THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE, CONSTRUCTION OF YOUR FLOWERBEDS IS SOMETHING YOU NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO, AND HERE TO GIVE US A HAND IS MASTER GARDENER BILLY STYLES.

HEY, BILLY, HOW ARE YOU?

>> HEY, SLOAN, HOW ARE YA?

>> GOOD, GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

>> BILLY, WE'VE GOT THIS GREAT LITTLE FLOWERBED RIGHT HERE, BUT THIS IS JUST AN ACCENT FLOWERBED, RIGHT?

>> IT IS AN ACCENT FLOWERBED.

IT'S RAISED UP.

IT'S GONNA ACCENT THESE WINDOWS HERE.

IT'S ALSO GOING TO BE ABOVE OUR SCAPE THAT WE HAVE OUT HERE WHICH WILL GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF STRUCTURE, STANDING UP.

>> SO THIS ISN'T OUR ONLY FLOWERBED.

>> IT IS NOT OUR ONLY ONE.

>> IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT OF AN ACCENT.

OKAY, NOW, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CONSTRUCTION OF THIS BED, THIS IS DONE WITH THE SAME STONE THAT'S ON THE HOUSE.

JUST GREAT MATERIAL.

MATCHES WONDERFULLY.

BUT THERE'S SOME PRECAUTIONS WE HAVE TO TAKE, RIGHT?

>> AND THOSE ARE STARTING WITH WATER.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE PROTECT THE HOME FROM ANY WATER THAT GETS IN THIS BED, 'CAUSE THIS IS A CLOSED BED IT'S NOT THE GROUND WHERE IT CAN RUN OFF, SO WE WANT TO START WITH THIS RUBBER MEMBRANE, IF YOU SEE HERE.

>> OOH, THAT'S REALLY DURABLE.

>> NICE AND STRONG.

NOW, THIS WE'LL TAKE, AND IT WILL BE LINED ON THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE WALL, AS WELL AS IT WILL COME AROUND ALL THE WALLS.

>> SO THAT'S GONNA GO ON ALL FOUR SIDES OF OUR BED.

>> ALL FOUR WALLS.

BUT WE'LL HAVE NOTHING ON THE BOTTOM.

YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE WATERING THESE PLANTS TO KEEP THEM ALIVE OR WHETHER IT'S RAINING, WE WANT THE WATER OUT, AND THAT'S HOW--AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO DOWN HERE IS, WE COME AND WE HAVE A SERIES OF DRAINS AROUND THIS BED THAT LETS THE WATER OUT.

>> OKAY, THAT'S OBVIOUSLY OUR KEY FACTOR HERE.

>> IT IS.

>> BECAUSE PROTECTING THE HOUSE FROM THE WATER, LIKE YOU SAID, KEEPING THE WATER OUT, BUT THEN GETTING IT OUT OF THESE FLOWERBEDS, 'CAUSE IF YOU DON'T, THEN YOU'RE GOING TO END UP WITH ROOT ROT AND EVERYTHING ELSE AND MILDEW, AND IT'S GONNA BE A BIG, OLD MESS.

>> AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE THOSE IN A BED AND YOU HAVE A BED-- >> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, IF YOU'VE GOT SOME BEDS LIKE THIS AT HOME, RIGHT?

>> RIGHT.

>> CAN THEY GO BACK IN?

>> WELL, YOU--AT CONSTRUCTION, YOU CAN PUT IT IN IN THE MORTAR AND HAVE IT READY TO GO, OR YOU CAN COME BACK IN AND DRILL A HOLE WITH A CONCRETE BIT, SLIDE YOUR PVC IN, CAULK AROUND IT.

YOU WANT TO PUT A SCREEN ON THE OTHER END OF IT SO THAT YOU DON'T GET IT CLOGGED UP WITH DIRT, AND YOU'LL BE READY TO DRAIN.

>> ALL RIGHT, SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THOSE IF YOU'VE GOT THESE BEDS AT HOME AND THEY'RE NOT DOING GOOD.

THAT MIGHT BE YOUR PROBLEM.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TALK ABOUT PLANTINGS IN THIS BED.

WE HAVE OUR BEAUTIFUL WINDOWS THAT ROLL OUT WHICH ARE LOVELY, BUT THAT MEANS THAT WE CAN'T PUT ANYTHING UP TOO HIGH.

>> GOT TO BE SMALL, AND YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PRUNE, BECAUSE IT'S GONNA CAUSE STRESS ON THE PLANT.

SO WE COULD PUT SOMETHING IN HERE LIKE MAYBE A DWARF TOM-TOM WHICH IS A LITTLE BITTY ORNAMENTAL.

BUT THEN WE HAVE--WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THIS WITH SOME COLOR AS WE GO THROUGH THE SEASON, AND AS WE DO THAT, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THESE POTS HERE.

WE DO A THING WE CALL POT IN POT.

>> OH, OKAY.

>> AND THIS FITS DOWN IN HERE.

>> PERFECT.

>> AND WHAT THAT DOES, SLOAN, IS, THAT ALLOWS US, WHEN WE WANT TO CHANGE THIS BED OUT OR CHANGE THE COLOR AS WE SEE WITH THIS ONE HERE.

>> WHICH THIS ONE'S GORGEOUS.

I LOVE THIS ONE.

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.

>> WE CAN CHANGE THE COLOR OUT FROM FALL TO SPRING TO EVEN SUMMER.

WE CAN PUT THINGS LIKE ICE PLANTS TO DRAPE OVER, VERBENA, ANYTHING WITH COLOR, BUT THE THING IS, IS WE'RE ABLE TO DO IT WITHOUT DAMAGING THE ROOTS.

>> WHICH IS KEY, BECAUSE WE WANT ALL OF THOSE OTHER, LIKE YOU SAID, DOING THE LITTLE DWARF EVERGREENS IN HERE, WE WANT THOSE TO STAY INTACT AND NOT BE MESSED WITH AT ALL, 'CAUSE THIS IS A TIGHT SPACE.

>> IT IS A TIGHT SPACE, BUT IT'S A GREAT ACCENT BED.

>> AND THOSE ROOTS ARE GONNA TAKE OFF IN THERE.

>> THEY'RE GONNA TAKE OFF.

>> SO THIS IS OBVIOUSLY REALLY, REALLY A KEY PROJECT.

>> THE WAY TO GO.

>> OKAY.

>> YOU CAN DO THIS OUT IN A GARDEN ALSO.

DOESN'T JUST HAVE TO BE IN A BED.

IF IT'S AROUND A TREE OR SOMETHING YOU HAVE IN YOUR LANDSCAPE AND YOU DON'T WANT TO CONTINUE TO DIG AROUND IT BUT YOU WANT TO HAVE SOME COLOR, IT'S THE WAY TO GO.

POT IN THE GROUND.

POT IN POT.

>> OF COURSE, THOUGH, THEY'RE GONNA NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DO NOT USE A PLASTIC POT.

THAT'S GONNA RUIN EVERYTHING.

>> GOT TO BE A TERRA COTTA.

>> IT'S GOT TO BE A TERRA COTTA POT.

>> RIGHT, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THESE HERE ARE NICE AND MOIST.

AND THEY'LL LET THE WATER FLOW BOTH WAYS.

>> OKAY, GREAT WAY TOO, THOUGH, FOR THEM TO GET SOME KIND OF DIFFERENT THINGS, VINES, SWITCH IT AROUND.

>> SWITCH IT AROUND.

>> LIKE YOU SAID, SWITCH A COLOR, SWITCH IT SEASONALLY.

THEY CAN REALLY MOVE IT AROUND.

>> RIGHT, IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR LANDSCAPE MATCHES YOUR HOUSE.

>> OKAY, NOW, WE'VE GOT YOU OUT HERE, OBVIOUSLY, AS EVERYONE CAN TELL BY THE NOISE, IN THE HEART OF THE CONSTRUCTION WHICH IS REALLY THE KEY THING IS TO HAVE YOU OUT HERE NOW SO YOU CAN COME OUT AND SPEND THE DAY AND YOU REALLY GET TO SEE WHERE THE SUN GOES AND GET A GOOD FEEL FOR WHAT'S GONNA DO GOOD IN HERE AND WHAT'S NOT-- >> YOU GOT TO KNOW YOUR MICROCLIMATE.

WHEN IT COMES TO PLANTING ANYTHING, IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SUNLIGHT LEVELS ARE, THEN YOU'RE GONNA BE IN TROUBLE.

AND THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO START OFF AND HELP THE HOMEOWNER UNDERSTAND THE ENVIRONMENTS IN WHICH THEY'RE GROWING IN.

>> VERY KEY, AND LIKE YOU SAID, MATCH UP YOUR LANDSCAPING.

THAT'S A BIG MISTAKE THAT PEOPLE MAKE.

THEY BUILD A BEAUTIFUL HOME LIKE THIS, BUT THEIR LANDSCAPING DOESN'T MATCH.

IT'S GONNA RUIN THE WHOLE THING, RIGHT?

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> ALL RIGHT, SO GOOD BET TO GET YOUR LANDSCAPER OUT HERE RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROJECT SO HE CAN WORK RIGHT ALONGSIDE OF YOU.

>> I APPRECIATE YOU HAVING ME.

>> BILLY, AS ALWAYS, THANKS FOR COMING OUT, AND THANKS FOR GIVING US A HAND ON THIS PROJECT.

>> SEE YA.

>> YOU KNOW, THIS IS A REALLY BEAUTIFUL HOUSE, BUT LIKE ALL GREAT HOMES, THEY CAN ALWAYS BENEFIT FROM A LITTLE BIT OF ACCESSORIZING.

NOW, OUT HERE ON THE FRONT PORCH, IT'S A NARROW PORCH, AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY ROOM FOR FURNITURE, BUT WE HAVE THESE LARGE SPACES RIGHT HERE OF JUST PLAIN TAUPE-COLORED STUCCO.

I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE WERE TO FIND SOME WONDERFUL METAL PIECES TO GO OUT HERE.

THEY'LL TIE IN GREAT WITH THE RAILING AND THE OVERALL LOOK OF THE HOUSE.

SO I WENT TO THE STORE, AND HERE'S A TIP FOR YOU WHEN YOU'RE OUT SHOPPING FOR ANY ACCESSORIES: BUY AS MANY AS YOU CAN FIND THAT YOU THINK YOU LIKE, BECAUSE YOU CAN ALWAYS TAKE THEM BACK, BUT DON'T TAKE THE TAGS OFF OF THEM FIRST.

NOW, THIS WAS THE FIRST ONE THAT I PICKED OUT.

I REALLY LIKED THE FACT THAT IT HAD THE SAME TONES OF BRONZE AS OUR RAILING DOES, AND IT HAS KIND OF THIS LITTLE ENGLISH DESIGN IN THE CENTER OF IT AND THE SCROLLWORK KIND OF SOFTENS UP SOME OF THE LINES, AND THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM FOR THIS PIECE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE DOORWAY.

NOW, THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THIS IS IT JUST IS NOT SOMETHING WE CAN CHANGE OUT SEASONALLY, AND AS A DESIGNER, I LOVE IT WHEN THERE ARE THINGS THAT I CAN CHANGE FROM TIME TO TIME.

THEN I RAN ACROSS THESE BEAUTIES.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

I THINK THESE ARE JUST FANTASTIC LITTLE SCONCES OR PLANTERS, AND THIS UP AGAINST THE HOUSE, SEE HOW MUCH MORE INTEREST THIS HAS.

YOU KNOW, WE CAN DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS WITH IT.

WE HAVE IN HERE SOME COLOR VARIATIONS.

IT HAS A SOFT MATTE OLD-WORLD FINISH, SO THAT MATCHES REALLY WELL, BUT IT IS ACTUALLY A PLANTER, SO WE CAN DO A LOT OF GREAT THINGS TO IT.

NOW, WHERE DO YOU HANG THESE?

WELL, SINCE WE'RE GONNA BE USING THIS AND ACCESSORIZING IT, WE DON'T WANT IT WAY UP HIGH LIKE THIS, BECAUSE THEN IT WOULD BE TOO HARD TO REACH.

WE DON'T WANT IT TOO LOW, 'CAUSE THEN YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE IT FROM THE STREET.

SO WE WANT TO GET IT UP TO WHERE IT'S ABOUT 5 1/2 FEET TO THE CENTER OF THE PIECE.

THAT'S A GOOD PLACE TO HANG IT.

NOW, HOW ABOUT DISTANCE-WISE?

THE DISTANCE THAT WE HAVE ON EACH SIDE OF OUR LIBRARY DOORS, THEY'RE DIFFERENT SIZES.

THIS WALL IS SMALLER THAN OUR OTHER WALL.

SO IF WE WERE TO CENTER IT ON THESE TWO WALLS, IT WOULDN'T LOOK RIGHT.

THE BEST WAY TO DO IT IS TO CENTER IT ON OUR SMALL WALL, THEN TAKE A MEASUREMENT FROM WHERE THIS IS TO THE EDGE OF THE DOORFRAME, AND THEN THAT'S THE PLACE YOU WANT TO HANG IT ON THE OTHER WALL.

THAT WAY WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE HOUSE FROM THE STREET, BOTH OF OUR ORNAMENTS WILL BE EXACTLY THE SAME DISTANCE FROM THE LIBRARY DOORS, AND YOU'LL NEVER NOTICE THAT THOSE TWO WALLS AREN'T THE SAME SIZE.

HEY, ROBERT, CAN YOU GIVE ME A HAND OUT HERE?

>> YES, VICKI, WHAT DO YOU NEED?

>> WELL, I'VE GOT THESE GREAT SCONCES HERE, AND I WANT TO HANG THESE RIGHT HERE ON THE SIDE OF THE DOOR.

NOW, I'VE ALREADY GOT THIS ONE MARKED RIGHT HERE, AND IF YOU'LL HANG THIS ONE HERE, THEN MEASURE JUST FROM THE SAME SIDE OF THE FRAME OVER THERE, OVER TO THAT DISTANCE, AND PUT THE SECOND ONE IN, I THINK WE'LL BE IN GOOD SHAPE, OKAY?

>> GREAT.

NO PROBLEM.

>> OH, PERFECT.

YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS SO MUCH FUN TO HAVE SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE DOING HANG SOMETHING WHEN YOU'RE WORKING OUTDOORS.

OKAY, I'VE BROUGHT SOME FUN STUFF FOR US TO PLAY WITH, BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW TO PROTECT YOUR HOUSE WHEN YOU HAVE A PLANTER LIKE THIS.

NOW, THIS IS MADE OUT OF TIN.

THEY WERE VERY AFFORDABLE.

THEY COST ME $35 APIECE.

AND THAT MEANS THAT THEY'RE GONNA RUST, THOUGH, IF THEY GET DAMP AND ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE HANGING THEM SOMEWHERE WHERE THERE'S GONNA BE RAIN RUNNING DOWN ON 'EM.

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN SOMEONE'S HOUSE THAT HAS A BIG RUST STREAK RUNNING DOWN?

WELL, THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

SO HOW WE'RE GOING TO STOP THAT FROM HAPPENING IS YOU'RE GONNA GO TO THE HARDWARE STORE.

YOU'RE GONNA BUY YOURSELF A CAN OF LACQUER-- SPRAY LACQUER IN A MATTE FINISH OR WHATEVER THE FINISH IS ON THE OBJECT YOU'RE TRYING TO COAT, AND YOU'RE GONNA SPRAY THIS ENTIRE THING, THE OUTSIDE, THE INSIDE.

MAKE SURE YOU GET IT ALL COVERED WITH A GOOD COAT OF LACQUER IN THAT SATIN FINISH, IN OUR CASE, SO THAT IT WON'T BE ABLE TO RUST AND STAIN UP YOUR PROPERTY.

NOW, I'M GONNA BE PUTTING FRESH FLOWERS AS WELL AS ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS IN MY PLANTERS, SO I'M GONNA USE CLEAR SILICONE AND GO INTO THE INSIDE OF THIS AND JUST RUN A BEAD OF IT ALL THE WAY AROUND IT SO THAT IT REALLY SEALS IT UP SO IT'LL HOLD WATER.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, YOU MAY HAVE TO REDO THAT MAYBE ONLY AFTER EVERY FOUR OR FIVE YEARS.

BUT YOU WANT TO DO THOSE PREP DEALS BEFORE YOU START DECORATING FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.

NOW, THIS IS MY FAVORITE ACCESSORY FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND THAT WOULD BE FRESH FLOWERS.

LOOK AT THESE GORGEOUS SUNFLOWERS.

LET ME TRIM THIS LAST ONE OFF FOR US.

NOW, THESE ARE ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS, AND I'M GOING TO PUT THESE DOWN INTO HERE, AND WOULDN'T THESE BE ABSOLUTELY PERFECT FOR, LIKE, A THANKSGIVING GATHERING OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT?

AND LOTS OF 'EM, AND BECAUSE WE'VE MADE IT AIRTIGHT, THEN THEY'LL HOLD WATER REALLY PERFECT.

AND YOU JUST WANT TO FILL THIS UP AND TAKE YOUR TIME, OF COURSE, TO ORGANIZE IT AND MAKE IT REALLY BEAUTIFUL.

IF YOU WANT TO ADD SOME GREENERY, YOU CAN.

BUT THIS IS JUST A BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY FOR ANY OF THE FALL HOLIDAYS OR BRIGHT SUMMER ONES.

NOW, IN THE CHRISTMASTIME, YOU CAN CHANGE THIS OUT AND PUT SOME GREENERY IN IT.

NOW, IF YOU'RE LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE, MYSELF INCLUDED, I'M NOT ALWAYS UP FOR BUYING FRESH FLOWERS ON A WEEKLY BASIS, SO FOR THAT CASE, YOU MIGHT WANT TO USE GREENERY-- ARTIFICIAL, OF COURSE.

NOW, ARTIFICIAL GREENERY-- AGAIN, WHEN YOU GO TO THE CRAFT STORE AND YOU BUY THEM, BUY ALL DIFFERENT KINDS, BECAUSE WHAT LOOKS GOOD ON THE SHELF MAY LOOK TERRIBLE IN YOUR PLANTER.

FOR EXAMPLE, I THOUGHT THIS WAS PRETTY NIFTY-LOOKING STUFF, RIGHT?

BUT WHEN I PUT IT IN THIS PLANTER, WHAT HAPPENS?

IT HIDES ALL THE PRETTY DESIGN TO THE PLANTER.

NOT A GOOD CHOICE.

SO THIS IS GOING BACK TO THE STORE.

WHAT AM I GONNA USE INSTEAD?

THESE GREAT FAKE GRASSES.

LOOK AT THAT.

LOOK HOW PRETTY THAT LOOKS AND LOOK HOW FAST IT WAS.

WE DON'T WANT TO FORGET THE BACK ENTRANCE TO OUR HOUSE.

WE WANT TO ADD SOME GREAT ORNAMENTATION THERE BY PUTTING A PLANTER ON THE WALL.

NOW, THIS IS A NICE BLACK METAL PLANTER.

I'VE ALREADY COATED IT WITH SOME FLAT VARNISH SO IT WON'T RUST ON THE HOUSE, AND I SELECTED THIS GREAT BLACK PEPPER PLANT.

IT'S AN ORNAMENTAL PEPPER PLANT.

IT HAS GREAT WHITE ON ITS LEAVES.

IT CAME IN A POT WITH THREE PLANTS IN IT.

SO ALL I DID WAS GO IN WITH MY TROWEL AND SEPARATE OUT AND PULL OUT JUST ONE OF THE PLANTS, 'CAUSE ALL THREE WOULD HAVE BEEN TOO LARGE.

AND WE'VE PLACED IT RIGHT IN THE CENTER.

NOW, THIS IS GONNA BE HANGING RIGHT WHERE YOU PASS IT EVERY DAY GOING IN THE BACK DOOR, SO WE'RE GONNA PUT SOME ROSEMARY IN THERE.

IT'LL SMELL GREAT.

I'M PULLING OFF ALL OF THOSE ROOTS THAT WERE BOUND AROUND THE BOTTOM OF IT, AND THEN WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO IN AND TUCK IT RIGHT ON THE SIDE.

SO WE'VE GOT THAT TUCKED IN THERE.

NOW, I SELECTED SOME WHITE PANSIES TO GO IN HERE.

YOU CAN SELECT ANY ANNUALS YOU WANT, BUT I SELECTED THE WHITE PANSIES BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA BRING OUT THE WHITE IN THE LEAVES OF OUR PEPPER PLANT, AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO TUCK TWO OR THREE OF THESE ON EACH SIDE IN THAT KIND OF FASHION.

ONCE I GET IT FILLED UP WITH DIRT, I'M GONNA HANG IT ON THE WALL AND USE A LITTLE BIT OF THIS GREAT SPANISH MOSS JUST TO HANG OFF IT TO SOFTEN THE LOOK.

>> ALL RIGHT, ERIC, MOM AND I CANNOT WAIT TO GET OUR HANDS ON A SET OF KEYS AND GET ALL THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT WE'VE ORDERED INSIDE THE HOUSE.

WHEN CAN WE DO THAT?

>> WELL, WE HAVE--WE NEED A FEW THINGS FIRST.

>> OKAY.

>> WE HAVE GONE THROUGH ABOUT EIGHT TO TEN INSPECTIONS SO FAR, AND WE NEED FOUR MORE TO GET OUR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.

>> THAT'S A LOT OF INSPECTIONS.

NOW, IS THAT, LIKE, A NATIONWIDE THING, OR IS THAT JUST HERE IN THE CAROLINAS?

>> IT CAN BE DIFFERENT IN WHATEVER JURISDICTION YOU'RE IN.

>> OKAY.

SO THE LAST FOUR THAT WE HAVE LEFT TO DO... >> IS OUR BUILDING FINAL WHICH MEANS ALL OUR STEPS AND RAILS AND EVERYTHING ARE UP TO CODE.

THAT WE HAVE ALL OF OUR ELECTRICAL FIXTURES ON, ALL OF OUR COVERS ON, OUR HVAC UNIT CAN BE RUN, AND ON OUR PLUMBING, THAT WE HAVE ALL THE PLUMBING FIXTURES INSTALLED.

THOSE ARE JUST MINIMAL BUILDING REQUIREMENTS.

>> SO THIS IS JUST SORT OF THEIR FINAL SWEEP THROUGH THE HOME TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DIDN'T CHANGE ANYTHING SINCE THE LAST TIME THEY WERE HERE.

>> ABSOLUTELY, THEN ONCE THEY GIVE THAT STAMP OF APPROVAL, WE GET OUR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.

>> AND THEN WE CAN MOVE IN.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> ALL RIGHT, AND NOW DO THEY GO AHEAD AND CONTACT THE POWER COMPANY AND WATER, OR IS THAT SOMETHING WE NEED TO... >> NOPE, THEY DO THAT.

>> GREAT.

>> AND AUTOMATICALLY, THEY JUST COME WITH THE POWER AND THE GAS.

>> PERFECT.

ALL RIGHT, SO NOT TOO LONG UNTIL WE CAN GET OUR HANDS ON THAT.

NOW, WHEN THAT HAPPENS, CAN YOU DO ME A FAVOR AND GIVE US A CALL SO WE CAN ARRANGE THE MOVERS?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> ALL RIGHT.

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

IF YOU LIKE TO DECORATE AS MUCH AS SLOAN AND I DO, THEN YOU'RE PROBABLY RUNNING OUT OF SPACES TO PUT ALL OF THOSE THOSE ACCESSORY ITEMS YOU'VE PURCHASED, ESPECIALLY FROM ONE SEASON TO THE NEXT.

YOU KNOW, YOUR FIREPLACE MANTEL IS A GREAT WAY TO MAKE A REAL FOCAL POINT IN YOUR ROOM FOR EACH CHANGING SEASON.

IN THE SUMMERTIME, IT'S GREAT TO HAVE SEASHELLS ALL THE WAY ACROSS YOUR FIREPLACE MANTEL, BUT WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THEM WHEN THE WEATHER TURNS COLD?

WELL, THE WAY THAT I LIKE TO STORE MY ITEMS IS TO USE THESE GREAT PLASTIC CONTAINERS.

NOW, SOME OF THEM ARE COLOR-COORDINATED.

SOME OF THEM AREN'T.

SO I JUST SIMPLY TAKE ANY COLOR THAT I LIKE.

FOR THE SUMMER, I LIKE TO USE BLUE, AND I LABEL THEM WITH WHATEVER THE CONTENTS ARE.

THIS IS GONNA HOLD ALL MY SEASHELLS.

NOW, YOU WANT TO HAVE SOME TISSUE PAPER ON HAND AND YOU WANT TO START WITH THE HEAVIEST OBJECTS FIRST.

WRAP THOSE UP NICE AND SECURE AND THEN PLACE THEM RIGHT DOWN INSIDE OF YOUR TUB.

THEN TAKE YOUR SMALLER LIGHTER WEIGHT SHELLS AND START TO FILL IN AROUND IT.

NOW, A LOT OF THE ITEMS THAT WE USE TO DECORATE SEASON TO SEASON CAN BE RECYCLED.

FOR EXAMPLE, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS GREAT HURRICANE VASE THAT I HAVE HERE.

WONDERFUL THICK GLASS JAR CAN BE USED FOR ALMOST ANYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF.

SO WE'RE GOING TO RECYCLE IT.

WE DON'T WANT TO PACK IT AWAY.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE OUT THE CANDLE, AND IF THE CANDLE IS STILL NICE AND CLEAN AND IN GOOD SHAPE, THAT'S GREAT; WE'LL USE IT FOR SOMETHING ELSE.

THEN WE'RE GONNA TAKE THE SHELLS OUT OF HERE AND JUST PUT THEM IN A RESEALABLE BAG LIKE I HAVE RIGHT HERE.

THAT WAY YOU CAN PUT THEM ALL DOWN INTO THIS AREA.

WHEN YOU GET IT ALL FILLED UP, ZIP IT CLOSED, AND PUT IT INTO THE BAG.

THEN YOUR CONTAINER CAN SIMPLY BE WASHED OUT, DRIED, AND READY FOR A BRAND-NEW SEASON.

NOW, IF YOU HAVE PAINTINGS THAT YOU USE FROM SEASON TO SEASON LIKE I DO-- FOR EXAMPLE, SEE THIS GREAT SHELL PRINT THAT WE HAVE UP HERE?

WELL, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THAT, BUT I DON'T LOVE IT AFTER SEPTEMBER, SO I TAKE THAT, SLIDE IT BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF CARDBOARD, AND LABEL IT AS WELL AND STORE IT IN THE ATTIC.

THAT WAY, NO MATTER WHO YOU SEND UP THERE TO HELP RETRIEVE THOSE ITEMS, THEY'LL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

THEN IT'S TIME TO BRING DOWN THE HALLOWEEN BOX.

THESE ARE COLOR-COORDINATED FOR YOU, AND IT'S A GREAT WAY TO KEEP ALL OF THOSE HOLIDAY ITEMS TOGETHER.

I ALSO LOVE THE FACT THAT AT THE END OF THE SEASON, I CAN GET GREAT HALF-PRICE SALES, PICK UP SOME GREAT NAPKINS OR ACCESSORY ITEMS, TUCK THEM RIGHT INTO THAT BOX, AND PUT IT UP INTO THE ATTIC.

SLOAN, WE SURE HAVE A LOT OF SPACES TO DECORATE IN THIS HOUSE.

>> WE SURE DO, MOM.

AND WE ONLY HAVE 13 DAYS TO GET IT ALL DONE.

IT'S A GOOD THING WE GOT A JUMPSTART ON OUR FURNITURE ORDER.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

AND NEXT TIME ON FOR YOUR HOME, THAT TRUCK'S BACKING UP, AND ALL THAT FURNITURE IS COMING INTO THIS HOUSE.

WE'RE GONNA KICK THIS PROJECT OFF BY DECORATING THE BOYS' ROOM FIRST.

>> THAT'S RIGHT, SO STICK WITH US NEXT TIME ON FOR YOUR HOME WHEN WE ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU A SNEAK PEEK BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT SHOW HOUSE 101. announcer: IF YOU WOULD LIKE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT TODAY'S GUESTS OR PROJECT IDEAS, PLEASE VISIT US ON THE WEB AT: WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO HELP YOU OUT.

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