Christopher Lowell – 4th Season Synopsis Show 401 Unique Digs
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Christopher Lowell – 4th Season Synopsis Show 401 Unique Digs
Christopher Lowell – 4th Season Synopsis Show 401 Unique Digs/Rooms Explore unusual living spaces, those one of a kind homes that don’t look like homes, across the United States. SEGMENT 1 CHICAGO WAREHOUSE REDO Unusual home number one is an old chicken factory in Chicago that was converted to a unique living space by Susan and Paul Zucker. SEGMENT 2 AMERICAN HOUSES – GUEST RAUL BARRENECHE Raul Barreneche, co-author of the book American Houses for the New Century peruses some photos of unusual houses, noting that the shape of homes is changing and is no longer restricted to box form. Book: American Houses for the New Century By Kathy Lang Ho and Raul Barreneche Email: [email protected] SEGMENT 3 CLIFT HOTEL TOUR It’s a trip to the whimsical Clift Hotel in downtown San Francisco where Tim Miller, a Vice President of Ian Schrager Hotels, explains that the key to hotels is creating a comfortable environment for the visitor. Clift Hotel 495 Geary St San Francisco, CA 94102-1222 415-775-4700 Web: http://www.ianschragerhotels.com/flash.html SEGMENT 4 CONSERVATORY ROOM REDO Christopher explains how to theme a room, using accent fabrics and discussing the redo of the conservatory. Christopher describes categorizing styles into City, Town, Country and Shore. Furniture Christopher Lowell Furniture Collection Flexsteel 800-685-SOFA Web: flexsteel.com Fabric Waverly Fabrics Web: decoratewaverly.com SEGMENT 5 SHUMAN PARK AVENUE APARTMENT TOUR We visit Ruth Lande Shuman’s colorful Gaitano designed Park Avenue apartment with its functional but artistic accouterments that reflect her creativity. SEGMENT 6 YOU DID IT! ROBIN OLSEN OZ HOUSE Finally, we visit the home of Robin Olsen in Ocala, Florida to see how she themed her home around her favorite movie, “The Wizard of Oz.” Show 402 – Country Reinterpreted Explore country design that’s sophisticated, not rural. Christopher explains that country look is less bumpkin and more updated, fresher newer and global. SEGMENT 1 IMAGES FROM BOOKS Illustrating his point are photos from the books Formal Country and Country Chic. Book Formal Country By Pat Ross, David Phelps Book Country Chic: Country Style for Modern Living By Liz Bauwens SEGMENT 2 COUNTRY DINING ROOM MAKEOVER BEFORE AND DURING Christopher takes us on the step-by-step process of making over a dining room to create a country appeal. First we see the plain white room furnished only with a traditional country dining room table. Then we look at the room in its interim state. SEGMENT 3 CHRISTOPHER DEMO SPINDLE SHELF, TWIG MOLDING In the studio, Christopher demonstrates how to make organic molding out of twigs, luan and pine boards, while also creating faux beams. SEGMENT 4 COUNTRY DINING ROOM MAKEOVER AFTER In studio, Christopher displays some fabric swatches that would work in creating that country feel. We return to the dining room in its countrified finished form. Paint Christopher Lowell Paint Collection Wall color: Peppercorn Accent color: Apple Juice Molding color: Golden Waffle SEGMENT 5 SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRY WITH GUEST PAMELA DIACONIS We take a look at some Nordic country design with Pamela Diaconis, author of Scandinavian Country. Using photos from her book, she shows us how country can have a sophisticated appeal. In the studio, Christopher shows examples of that Scandinavian country furniture and accessories. Book Scandinavian Country By Pamela Diaconis Pamela Diaconis Public Relations and Marketing 215-829-4566 Email: [email protected] SEGMENT 6 TWIG FURNITURE WITH GUEST LAURA SPECTOR Laura Spector, a furniture designer, shows us how to create furniture out of twigs. A vine called Oriental Bittersweet, makes sturdy, woodsy furniture. Laura Spector Rustic Design Fairfield, CT 06432 203-254-3952 Email: [email protected] Web: www.gardenium.com Show 403 Greatest Room on Earth It’s all about seeing the world through a child’s eyes as you decorate a child’s room. SEGMENT 1 KID’S CIRCUS ROOM BEFORE AND DURING Christopher demonstrates how to design a kid’s bedroom with a circus theme. First, he shows us the blank room and suggests a few ideas, including how to theme the room throughout. He starts with some ideas about a circus-themed bed, desk and storage unit. Then, we see the room with all of the items built, but not painted. SEGMENT 2 CIRCUS ROOM BED CHRISTOPHER DEMO Christopher demonstrates how to make the carousel-inspired bed with discs of MDF and metal piping. Demo Directions Create a circular platform from MDF and luan by cutting two circular pieces starting with a square piece of MDF and drawing lines from corner to corner to find the center. Attach compasses to each end of a length of wood spaced at the radius of the base. That measurement depends on the size of the mattress which will fit into another circular base that sits on top of the base with additional space to create a step at the base all around. Mark the circle for the base and cut two. Use 2 x 4 spacers to connect the two discs around the edges. Apply strips of luan around the outside edges of the base connected to the 2 x 4s. Cut another disc the same size from MDF for the top of the canopy. Attach 2 x 4s around the perimeter. Create a scrolled tent type design and cut out of luan or wiggle board. Attach it to the 2 x 4s at the top. Attach 4 pipe flanges to the underside of the canopy top. Attach 4 pipe flanges to the bottom of the base and another set of 4 flanges to the top of the base. The pipes connecting the canopy to the base will go all the way through the base and secure into the bottom flanges to prevent the bed from falling. Create the mattress surround by cutting a smaller disc from MDF and semi-circle storage areas that will fit on each side of the mattress. The tops of the storage areas are secured with piano hinges. SEGMENT 3 CIRCUS TENT WALL TREATMENT WITH STEVEN BURRIGHT The show’s scenic designer Steven Lee Burright demonstrates how to do a wall treatment that incorporates the theme of the room, creating a faux circus tent pattern. Demo Directions Thinking that the corners of the rooms are tent poles, draw soft fold lines to create the illusion that the fabric will be pulled up to the corners. Snap plumb lines vertically and place 2-inch painter’s tape at each line. Slope fold lines in concave and convex lines to create the illusion of folds. Paint alternating strips in desired colors. Using an airbrush spray the shadows along the fold lines. SEGMENT 4 KID’S CIRCUS ROOM MAKEOVER AFTER We see the finished product: the entire room painted and circus-themed. There’s a lion’s cage storage unit, the carousel bed, a gypsy caravan desk, a bungee cord storage unit for stuffed toys on the wall and two cabanas with circus tent-like material to create closet space. SEGMENT 5 INTERACTIVE TREE BEDROOM WITH ARTIST LINDA LAUDERBAUGH It’s a visit to the home of Carolyn Van Der Ahe, whose daughter Kristin went blind at the age of five. In order to create a room for her daughter to enjoy, Carolyn hired artist Linda Lauderbaugh to create a tactile environment for Kristin, allowing her to feel what she can no longer see in a jungle and zoo-themed room with three-dimensional wall treatments. Linda Lauderbaugh Email: [email protected] SEGMENT 6 INTERACTIVE TREE DEMO WITH LINDA LAUDERBAUGH Linda joins Christopher in the studio to demonstrate how to make one of the wall treatments, a tree that children can explore made of polyurethane foam, artificial flowers, sound bars and hot glue. Demo Directions Cut a sound bar from a book. Or remove the squeeze mechanism from a stuffed animal. Spray paint mechanism. Cut cardboard toilet paper tubes into short pieces and tape to the top of the mechanism. Tape brown craft paper or brown paper bags together. Free-form draw a tree trunk and branches. Spray insulation foam (Great Stuff) within the tree design. Let dry for 24 hours. Paint the foam using greens and browns to simulate bark and leaves. Tear off the brown paper. Hot glue leaves and flowers from silk flowers that have been cut apart. Push stems into the foam with a little glue on the ends. Hot glue the tree to the wall. Linda Lauderbaugh Email: [email protected] Show 404 Industrial Magic Explore industrial design in the home space. This show debunks the myth that industrial design is cold and sterile. SEGMENT 1 SCHMALIX HOUSE TOUR Architect Michael Blatt, of Fung & Blatt, explains how he used industrial design on a house redo in Mount Washington, CA to keep the clients on budget and yet create an inviting atmosphere. Fund & Blatt Architects 104 N Avenue 56 # 3A Los Angeles, CA 90042-4112 323-255-8368 SEGMENT 2 MODERN KITCHEN MAKEOVER BEFORE & DURING How do you spice up an otherwise boring kitchen? Christopher has some suggestions, which include a snazzy industrial redo. Watch it progress from flat to fab in three segments. SEGMENT 3 MODERN KITCHEN MAKEOVER AFTER Christopher reveals the completed modern kitchen makeover. Paint colors: Wall: Creamed Asparagus Ceiling: Walnut Shell Trim: Shitake Cabinets and Island: Crème Brulee Recessed Shelves: Hammerite Silver Shelves, lighting, furniture and accessories: IKEA 800-434-IKEA Web: ikea.com Furniture and curtains: Broyhill Furniture 828-758-3328 Web: broyhillfurn.com Wall materials: Loose Ends 503-390-2348 Web: looseends.com Mirror: Stanley Furniture 276-627-2000 Web: stanleyfurniture.com Plants: Trees International 888-873-3799 Web: treesinternational.com Appliance refacing: Frigo Design 800-836-8746 Web: frigodesign.com SEGMENT 4 ALDA DESIGNS Dagny Steinsdottir from Alta Designs shows us how to bring industrial design into your home via concrete countertops. The largest slabs are 38 inches by 36 inches and can be cut and grouted like ceramic tile. Costs are $70-100 per linear foot. Dagny Steinsdottir 520-624-0218 Email: [email protected] Web: www.aldadesign.com SEGMENT 5 CHRISTOPHER’S CINEMA CHIC COFFEE TABLE DEMO Christopher explains that sometimes you need only introduce one hi-tech element into a room and demonstrates by building a deco coffee table that accentuates a room. Instructions Using a double thickness of 6-inch pine glued together, cut four pieces the desired size of the coffee table, miter the corners and glue and nail pieces into a picture frame style. Make four other picture frame style boxes each 2 inches smaller on all sides than the previous box. Stack them on top of the first box and screw each picture frame box to the last one. Turn the structure over so the smallest box is at the bottom. Attach a thin piece of luan to each edge. Spray paint the side pieces with black paint. Cut a piece of white or clear Plexiglas the size of the top of the table and attach to top of table. Trim the edges by attaching pieces of aluminum half the thickness of the side pieces with Top Bond adhesive. If desired, place a light under the table in the center. SEGMENT 6 FLUID ARCHITECTURE Finally, we visit architect Rex Beasely of Future Space Corporation in his bedroom outdoors. Beasely’s bedroom mechanically moves from indoor sanctuary to outdoor sanctuary. Show 405 Shore Chic Explore coastal living. It’s all about bringing calm into your home using shore chic. SEGMENT 1 SHORE CHIC FABRIC SWATCHES Christopher displays swatches of fabric with design patterns that create that airy seaside feel, part of his home design line. He explains how to break fabric around the room. Then, he takes us on a photo tour of some seaside homes. SEGMENT 2 SHORE CHIC ROOM BY COASTAL LIVING Kathy Still Johnson of Coast Living Magazine joins us to create a shore chic room using the colors of the see, blue, green, beige, with cabana slipcovers and shells. Coastal Living 2100 Lakeshore Drive Birmingham, AL 35209 205-445-6007 Email: [email protected] Web: www.coastalliving.com Chair covers Custom Coverings 295 New Boston Rd Fall River MA 02720 508-675-7728 Web: www.customcoverings.com Furniture Maine Cottage Furniture 207-846-1430 Web: maincottage.com Sailboat Authentic Models Catalog 1-800-888-1992 Web: authenticmodels.com SEGMENT 3 TRADITIONAL SEASIDE BATHROOM MAKEOVER BEFORE AND AFTER Christopher takes us on a bathroom redo giving us the seaside feel even if we’re not near the ocean. Fleetwood Homes Riverside, CA 909-351-3500 Email: [email protected] Web: www.fleetwoodhomes.com Paint The Christopher Lowell Paint Collection Web: christopherlowell.com Wall color: Lilac Sorbet Ceiling color: Huckleberry Dust Trim: Hite crackle finish Molding Van Dyke Restorers 800-787-3355 Web: vandykes.com Roman shades Waverly Fabric Web: decoratewaverly.com Linens, accessories Burlington Coat Factory Web: www.coat.com Rug Oriental Weavers of America 800-858-5749 Web: owarug.com Shelves, lighting and accessories: IKEA 800-434-IKEA Web: ikea.com Plants: Trees International 888-873-3799 Web: treesinternational.com SEGMENT 4 TWO PAINT FINISHES: BLOCK AGING AND PAINT LAYERING Christopher demonstrates two ways to give surfaces that sun bleached feel, using a layered painting technique and some sandpaper for faux aging. Demo Directions Block Aging Sand and prepare wood surface. Paint the entire frame with the base coat color and let dry. Tape off the corners to represent miter cuts diagonally from the inner corner to the outer corner of the frame. Dip a paintbrush sparingly into the first aging color and brush it onto the 4 inch surface of a block of 2 by 4. Scuff the painted side of the block over the base coat, hitting and slightly dragging the paint over the wood until small amounts of the aging color are left on the surface. Be sure to follow the natural grain of the wood. Repeat until the desired effect is achieved. Dip a paintbrush sparingly into the second aging color and brush it onto a small block of wood. Apply in the same manner by scuffing and dragging the paint over the wood. Repeat with the third aging color. Paint Layering Sand and prepare wood surface. Paint the colors onto the frame one at a time letting each coat dry before applying the next color. Start with orange, followed by burnt sienna, dark red, light green and medium green. Using a belt sander, sand the surface to different depths revealing as much of each layer as desired. Make a key reference of the colors in the order in which they were applied to the wood so you will know how far down you have sanded as the colors begin to show through. Vary the depths of sanding so each color is represented. SEGMENT 5 CABANA JOE’S STORE TOUR We visit Cabana Joe’s, a store in Venice owned by Joe O’Brien, a surfer who followed his passion for the ocean and incorporated it into his interior design, collecting vintage items that bring that tropical beach feel. In the studio, Joe shows off his wares, which include reproduced vintage fabrics as well as authentic beach furniture from a time gone by. Joe O’Brien Cabana Joe’s 1415 Abbot Kinney Blvd. Venice, CA 90291 310-452-2343 Web: www.cabanajoes.com SEGMENT 6 YOU DID IT! We visit the home of Diane and Joe Paolucci who bought the cottage of their dreams in Cape Cod, opened a furniture shop there and eventually opened their house as a guest house for visitors. Joseph Paolucci 3736 Main St Brewster, MA 02631-1591 Joe O’Brien Cabana Joe’s 1415 Abbot Kinney Blvd. Venice, CA 90291 Ph: 310-452-2343 Fx: 310-450-1033 www.cabanajoes.com Show 406 – Public Access It’s all about bringing home great ideas from public spaces. SEGMENT 1 MAISON 140 HOTEL TOUR First we visit a hotel in Beverly Hills – Maison 140. Joachim Reitman, the hotel manager, explains how they conceived of the public space and made it seem as though you are entering another world with its design-oriented flair. We see how the hotel creates a multifunctional space with furniture placement. Each floor has its own color scheme. Maison 140 140 S Lasky Dr Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1704 310-271-2145 Web: http://www.maison140.com/ SEGMENT 2 FURNITURE PLACEMENT FROM MAISON 140 HOTEL Christopher then breaks down the furniture placement in the hotel showing how you can use the same techniques for your house, using photos and drawing a floor plan. Seating for 25 people was created in a 10 by 20 foot space. Lamps are tall so they visually divide the space and provide light for reading. SEGMENT 3 ENTRYWAY STRUCTURE – CHRISTOPHER DEMO Christopher makes his own version of the hotel’s decorative entry structure, a creative room divider that’s both functional and decorative. Accessories Montaage 800-365-3297 Web: http://montaage.com/ SEGMENT 4 RETAIL AND RESTAURANT SPACES Next guest, author of Retail and Industrial Spaces Kristen Richards shows us some of her favorite public spaces using photos from her book. Collection of miniature buildings of NY architect Runette Riley Eiffel Tower Lamp from Target Restaurant in Nordstrom’s – no windows but light boxes on the wall simulate windows. Lounge in Eddie Bauer in San Francisco Book: Retail and Industrial Spaces By Kristen Richards Kristen Richards Web: www.archnewsnow.com Web: www.designarchitecture.com SEGMENT 5 VEGAS MUSEUMS It’s a trip to the Guggenheim Museum in Las Vegas for an exhibit of motorcycles, and Barbara Bloemink, the museum curator explains how and why they created the space. Guggenheim Museum 702-414-2440 Web: http://www.guggenheim.org/ SEGMENT 6 CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL LOBBY It’s a visit to Children’s Hospital lobby in Los Angeles that takes the anxiety out of visiting there. John Horny from Walt Disney Imagineering, who designed the children’s hospital lobby joins Christopher in the studio to explain how he created the space and with what elements. Children’s Hospital 4650 Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90027 323- 660-2450 Web: http://www.childrenshospitalla.org/ Lexington Scenery Sundland, CA 818-768-5768 Web: http://www.lexingtonscenery.com/ Email: [email protected] John Horny Walt Disney Imagineering 818-544-7261 Email: [email protected] Show 407 – Big Little Spaces Explore big ideas for small spaces. Small spaces can present big challenges, but as Christopher tells us, we need to use the less is more principle. SEGMENT 1 SMALL SPACES BOOKS Christopher shows us some photos from the books Living in Small Spaces by Laurie Mack, Small Spaces by Terence Conran and finally Big Ideas for Small Spaces. It’s all about making your tiny space multi-functional. Book: Living in Small Spaces By Lorrie Mack Book: Terence Conran Small Spaces: Inspiring Ideas and Creative Solutions By: Terence Conran check Book: Big Ideas for Small Spaces By: Christine Brun Abdelnour SEGMENT 2 UTILITY ROOM MAKEOVER BEFORE AND AFTER Christopher presents us with a design dilemma, a tiny laundry room with a wasted space nook. He discusses the challenges to make the nook a workable area and then shows us the completed area, a work/craft/desk space. Paint: Christopher Lowell Paint Collection Wall color: Nutmeg Rose Ceiling color: Nutmeg Rose Trim color: Shitaki Web: www.christopherlowell.com Furniture and accessories: IKEA 800-434-IKEA Web: www.ikea.com Accessories: Linens and Things 973-778-1300 Web: www.lnt.com SEGMENT 3 CHRISTOPHER DEMO – SPACE SAVING CLOSETS Christopher presents us with several space-saving options for the closet. He decides which containers he wants to use first, uses a tape measure to lay out the space, marks shelf placement with painter’s tape on the wall, then draws the plan on paper. Closet accessories IKEA 800-343-IKEA Web: www.ikea.com SEGMENT 4 AMERICAN ORIENT EXPRESS TOUR It’s a ride aboard the American Orient Express. Interior designer for the train, Shirley LaFollett shares her design concepts for the small rooms aboard the train, one of which includes a sink that folds up into the wall. Reservations Dept. American Orient Express 800-320-4206 Email: [email protected] Web: www.americanorientexpress.com SEGMENT 5 GUEST DEMO SHIRLEY LAFOLLETT FROM THE COLORADO TRAIN TOUR Shirley gives us some tips on small space planning. Shirley LaFollette Interior Design International, Inc. Seattle, Washington 98109 206-281-2220 Email: [email protected] SEGMENT 6 YOU DID IT! Finally, we visit the Alabama home of Kim Johnson who, with her Aunt Wanda Roberson’s help, transformed a nightmarish space into a warm, wonderful home by dividing it into and designing as three different spaces. Show 408 Pretty in Paint Learn about Layers one and two of Christopher’s Seven Layers of Design. It’s paint, architecture and flooring and how they provide the backdrop for everything in your home. SEGMENT 1 MONOCHROMATICALLY THEMED ROOMS/BREAKING COLOR: BEFORE Christopher shows us some photos from the books Interiors in Red, Interiors in Yellow, and Interiors in Blue as examples of monochromatically themed rooms. Then, he takes us to an empty open space preparing for the step-by-step process of decorating it, coming up with ideas on how to emphasize or de-emphasize the architecture. Books Interiors in Red Interiors in Yellow Interiors in Blue By Editors at Rockport Publishers SEGMENT 2 BREAKING COLOR: DURING AND AFTER We visit the open space with the paint layered on, walls with complimentary colors, not a uniform paint job. Christopher explains the importance of breaking color throughout the room. Then, it’s the final return to the room, furnished and fabulous with the colors working delicately to achieve balance and luxury. Paint: Christopher Lowell Designer Paint Web: www.christopherlowell.com Wall colors: Braised Cantaloupe, Pumpkin Pie Ceiling color: Roasted Celery Trim color: Buttermilk SEGMENT 3 WALLPAPER FLOOR WITH LIZA GLEN Liza Glenn from FSC Wall Coverings shows us inexpensive ways to repair floors by using torn paper and faux tiles. Demo Directions Sand linoleum floor. Primer the linoleum with a stain blocking primer for non porous surfaces. The color should be the choice of your grout color. Snap a chalk line across the room to find the center of the floor. Cut PaperIllusion paper into 6 inch by 6 inch squares. Dip a square in water to activate the paste. Line up the square at the center point of the room and paste down to the floor. Smooth out using a towel. Place papers on a diagonal starting in the center of the room. Leave a small space between the pieces of the paper to leave grout lines. Use smaller squares of a different color paper for a border around the outside. Let dry. Using a makeup wedge sponge, dip in a small amount of green acrylic paint and soften the edges of the squares. Place a stencil on the squares in the corners and sponge on color. Stenciling is optional. Seal with 4 coats of polyurethane. Then sand. Then add 3-4 more coats of polyurethane. PaperIllusion paper FSC Wall Coverings Consumer Center 800-988-775 Email: [email protected] Web: www.paperillusion.com SEGMENT 4 LOUIS XIV BEDROOM COLOR BREAKING Christopher shows us stills of another room transformation, taking a tiny bedroom and adding architecture in the form of moldings and cornices to create an opulent and inviting space. SEGMENT 5 GRAND FINISHES MOLDING In the studio, Matt Nikitas, author of Grand Finishes for Tile: Home Installation Projects 101, explains how to do home molding installations as well as what tools we’ll need. Demo Directions Tools needed: stud finder, level, measuring tape, coping saw, hammer, miter saw, rip saw, caulking gun and adhesive, shims, 2-inch nails, sandpaper, utility knife. Place crown molding pieces into miter box upside down and backwards. Check out the grandfinishes.com web site for specific directions. Book: Grand Finishes Series Grand Finishes for Tile: Home Installation Projects 101 By Matt Nikitas Email: [email protected] Web: www.grandfinishes.com SEGMENT 6 FAUX TILE FIREPLACE WITH STEVEN LEE BURRIGHT Steven Lee Burright demonstrates how we can create the look of custom tile on a fireplace with luan, tape, paint and the ever-useful Flexall. Demo Directions Wear a respirator mask and latex gloves. Paint luan with a base coat of latex paint the desired grout color. Using narrow tape from an auto detailing shop, tape off a grid pattern in tile sized squares. Paint a 1/4-inch thick coat of Flexall over top. Soften the texture using a paint brush dipped in water. Remove tape while the Flexall is still wet. Repair edges using a wet paint brush. Let dry. Re-tape the grout lines. Using two colors of spray paint, spray the Flexall, overspraying until desired color is reached. Let dry. If desired, repeat for a border. Be sure to cover and tape off the tile area originally created before spray painting the border. Show 409 Outrageous Living We’re going to extremes. Extremes of décor, that is. It’s about opening your mind to new creative experiences. SEGMENT 1 ARTIST STEVE KAUFMAN LITHOGRAPH DEMO Christopher takes us on a photo journey of some wildly creative buildings from the book California Crazy and Beyond by Jim Heimann. From a 1920’s teepee structure to a 1990’s corporate building shaped like a basket, these buildings are outrageous and appealing. Then, artist Steve Kaufman displays his inspired pop art paintings and shows us how to create our own outrageous lithographs. Demo Directions Using black and white clip art prints, copies of photos etc., color portions with water based markers. Images can also be transferred to canvas and colored. Frame prints as desired. Steve Kaufman Centaur Sculpture Galleries Ltd., Inc. Fashion Show Mall 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 Phone: 702-737-1234 Web: www.centaurgalleries.com Book California Crazy and Beyond By Jim Heimann SEGMENT 2 CHRISTOPHER’S BAMBOO TABLE DEMO Christopher demonstrates how to make an asymmetrical table with floor to ceiling bamboo legs. Demo Directions Cut a piece of MDF the desired size and shape of the tabletop. We used an artist palette shape. Cut three holes in one end of the tabletop the size of the circumference of the bamboo upright pieces. Cut bamboo pieces the length from floor to ceiling. Mark the height of the tabletop on each bamboo piece. Wrap the bamboo piece with rope at the mark and hot glue in place. Add another wrapping of rope over the first roping. Screw the bamboo upright pieces to the floor. Place the tabletop over the bamboo uprights, having it rest on the ropes. Toe screw the bamboo uprights to the ceiling. Add a hockey puck light to the tabletop. Finish the table as desired. SEGMENT 3 BASEMENT HOME THEATER TOUR We visit a rural Wisconsin basement/home movie theater designed by architect Douglas Fitch, who was inspired by the farmland local, created an outdoorsy feel with stuffed sheep, chairs designed as bushes and a sky-like ceiling. He created a popcorn ceiling in the lobby area of the theater. SEGMENT 4 RENEE SPARKS CHINOISERIE ON FURNITURE DEMO Renee Sparks shows us how to give an unfinished piece of furniture an antique look by using a “chinoiserie” technique. Demo Directions Select three colors of gold acrylic paint in light, medium and dark golds. Select desired stencil design. Paint a wood chest with black paint and let dry. Place stencil overlay in desired location and starting with the lightest gold color pounce the stencil brush over the stencil. When dry, add the second stencil overlay and color with the medium gold color. Let dry. Add the third stencil overlay and use the darkest gold color. Freehand method Choose a pattern from a book. Trace the design onto the black chest using white graphite. Use a pen for tracing. Using a liner brush, load with a lot of gold paint and paint over the design. Or use gold paint pen to trace over design. Guest Info Renee Sparks 770-474-4470 Email: [email protected] Stencils American Traditional Stencils Web: www.amtrad-stencil.com/ Book Japanese Floral Patterns and Motifs by Madeleine Orban-Szontagh SEGMENT 5 RENEE SPARKS CHINOISERIE ON FABRIC DEMO Renee Sparks shows us how to use the same “chinoiserie” technique on fabric to create a themed look in your upholstered furniture. Instructions Using black organza fabric, stretch it over a piece of foamboard and pin taut. Use gold fabric paint or mix textile medium with acrylic paint. Select stencil and place on fabric. Load stencil brush and pounce on stencil. Fabric will absorb paint so you’ll use more than on a hard surface. Use three depths of color (light, medium and dark gold) for the three stencil overlays to add dimension. Let paint dry between each application. Renee Sparks 770-474-4470 Email: [email protected] Stencils American Traditional Stencils Web: www.amtrad-stencil.com/ SEGMENT 6 YOU DID IT Finally, we visit viewer Roy Davis who showed very creative wall treatments for his home interior. Show 410 Lofty Living Explore living in a loft and face the design challenges in dividing up the space. SEGMENT 1 LOFTS WITH GUEST FELICIA MOLNAR Felicia Molnar, author of Lofts: New Designs for Urban Living, walks us through some photos of different loft designs explaining what about the big spaces she likes. Book Lofts: New Designs for Urban Living By Felicia Isenberg Molnar 248-539-0891 Email: [email protected] SEGMENT 2 DIMEO’S LOFT Then, we visit Paul and Kelley DiMeo, who converted a whole firehouse into a humble chateau. SEGMENT 3 PLEXIGLAS METAL ROOM DIVIDER CHRISTOPHER DEMO Christopher shows images from the book Lofty Living, then demonstrates how to break up the loft space by creating a wall dividing area out of fabric and Plexiglas that hangs from the ceiling. Demo Directions When cutting Plexiglas, use safety goggles, score with a utility knife, then snap at the score line by placing it on the edge of a counter. Cut Plexiglas panels for the divider. Select sheer fabrics with embedded design. Drill holes in the corners of the Plexiglas panels. Spray panels with Super 77 spray adhesive. Lay fabric onto panel and smooth out wrinkles. Trim excess fabric from edges. Place “S” hooks into the drilled holes of the panels. Construct a long, narrow five sided box from plywood and attach to the ceiling. Attach eye hooks to the inside of the top of the box spaced the width of the hooks in the Plexiglas panels. Hang panels. Light from behind. Book Loft Living By Peggy Vance SEGMENT 4 LOFT OF KATRIN ZIMMERMAN AND MICHAEL JOHN DOWNEY It’s a Christopher Lowell classic flashback to a loft inhabited by Katrin Zimmerman and Michael John Downey, a couple who live and work at home and share the space without infringing on the other’s creativity. SEGMENT 5 DESIGNER DAVID DESMOND LOFT DESIGN IN STUDIO David Desmond joins Christopher in the studio to show perfect multifunctional items for a loft, including a Murphy bed that folds away against the wall. David Desmond Interior Design 323-650-0492 Email: www.daviddesmond.com Oil paintings Roger Henry 323-661-9423 Artwork in mixed media Joyce Lightbody 323-227-0520 Douglas Hill Photography 323-660-0681 Web: www.doughill.com “Table aux Pieds d’Oiseau” by Surrealist Meret Oppenheim, 19th-century Renaissance Revival table, 18th-century Flemish chair Lucas L.A. 310-777-8816 Allegra Hicks handwoven flatweave wool rug, produced by Christopher Farr, London, UK Christopher Farr 310-967-0064 Archive document printed linen used for bedcover on Murphy bed Bennison Fabrics 323-653-7277 Murphy Bed Kit Queen size library bed, natural maple; suggested price: $2,600 Murphy Bed Products 6370-3 U.S. 1 North (Tall Pines Industrial Park) St. Augustine, FL 32095 888-730-3003 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.murphybedsdirect.com SEGMENT 6 DONLAN’S LOFT We see how Dorian LaPadura worked to create a well-lit place given his loft had no walls and a single source of daylight by using low partitions. Now that’s lofty living! Show 411 – Dreamscape It’s all about giving yourself permission to dream, discovering your inner self, and creating a physical environment that reflects those beliefs. SEGMENT 1 MODERN LIVING ROOM MAKEOVER BEFORE AND DURING Christopher explains how dreams can furnish a room by coming up with an idea or an icon and theming the room to that icon. He shows how a room can be unified by one dream: in this case, horizontal lines from a sailboat. SEGMENT 2 ICONS AND QUESTIONAIRE FROM CHRISTOPHER’S BOOK Christopher gives a quiz, from his book If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It, (release date Sept. 10, 2002) about your personal dreams and how you can find the icons to inspire your personal dreamscape. SEGMENT 3 MODERN LIVING ROOM MAKEOVER AFTER It’s a trip back to the finished dreamscape room to see how the theme is carried throughout. Fleetwood Homes Riverside, CA 909-351-3500 Email: [email protected] Web: www.fleetwoodhomes.com Paint Christopher Lowell Designer Paint Collection Web: www.christopherlowell.com Wall color: Mocha Mauve, Portobella Ceiling color: Walnut Shell Trim color: Bitter Cocoa Furniture and drape fabric: Broyhill Furniture 828-758-3328 Web: www.broyhillfurn.com Plants Trees International 888-873-3799 Web: treesinternational.com Shelves IKEA (Lak shelving) 800-434-IKEA Web: www.ikea.com Lamps Casual Lamps 213-321-0180 Accessories Brett Austin Group 410-358-6082 Douglas Hill Photography 323-660-0681 Web: doughill.com SEGMENT 4 HOUSE OF BELIEF BOOK WITH KELEE KATILLAC Kelee Katillac, author of House of Belief, shows how changing home décor can change your life. She also demonstrates how to make your own icon pillow. Demo Directions Pull tops off gerber daisies. Turn them upside down on a copy machine with black paper on top. Copy onto heat transfer paper. Transfer images onto fabric. Make a pillow of your choice. Book House of Belief By Kelee Katillac Kansas City, MO 64114 816-523-2418 Email: [email protected] Web: www.houseofbelief.com SEGMENT 5 ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN Three up-and-coming designers – Kelly Lee, Tung Chiang, and Chiaki Kanda – from the Art Center College in Pasadena show their interesting and innovative design projects, which include fun chairs and a convertible chaise. Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA 91103-1999 626-396-2200 Web: www.artcenter.edu/ SEGMENT 6 LA DOLCE VITA BOOK – OLD WORLD LOOK Author of La Dolce Vita, Catherine Fairweather does a show-and-tell about the Old World look. Book La Dolce Vita By Catherine Fairweather Hearst UK 72 Broadwick Street London W1V 2BP Show 412 – Primal Schemes Go ape and follow your primal instincts. It’s decorating back to the basics. SEGMENT 1 THE CABIN BOOK WITH GUEST DALE MULFINGER Christopher introduces Dale Mulfinger author of The Cabin who shows us photo illustrations from his book about primal livingscapes meaning homes that bring the outdoors inside. Book The Cabin By Dale Mulfinger Sala Architects, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 952-380-4817 Web: http://www.salaarc.com/ SEGMENT 2 THE POINT INN TOUR It’s a visit to The Point in upstate New York, a rustic yet regal inn that incorporates natural elements while still creating a chic atmosphere. The Point P.O. Box 1327 Saranac Lake, NY 12983 800-255-3530 Web: http://thepointresort.com/ SEGMENT 3 BALINESE MASTER BEDROOM BEFORE Continuing with the theme of ragged yet sophisticated style, Christopher shows us some photos from two books, Junk Chic and Camps and Cottages that illustrate the combination of contemporary items and rustic backgrounds can be regal. Then Christopher takes through the step-by-step process of taking a tiny master bedroom from blank walls to Balinesian redo. Book: Junk Chic By Kathryn Elliott Book: Camps and Cottages By Molly Hyde English, Linda Svendsen SEGMENT 4 BALINESE MASTER BEDROOM DURING We see the bedroom in its second stage of makeover with bamboo and wood trim and molding on the walls and a bamboo frame for the Balinese bed. SEGMENT 5 CHRISTOPHER’S BALINESE BED DEMO In the studio, Christopher demonstrates how to make the Balinese-style bed and the bamboo trellis that acts as a canopy. SEGMENT 6 BALINESE MASTER BEDROOM AFTER It’s back to the bedroom in its finished state, organic with bamboo, rice paper lanterns, tea tables, palm tree and primitive motif. Paint: Christopher Lowell Paint Collection Wall color: Pale Pesto Ceiling color: Roasted Celery Lattice: Undercoat Braised Top coat: Pale Oregano Bed: Bitter Cocoa Bamboo products: Loose Ends 503-390-2348 Web: looseends.com Dresser, lattice cubes, lighting IKEA 800-434-IKEA Web: www.ikea.com Furniture: Broyhill furniture 828-758-3328 Web: www.broyhillfurn.com Bedding, mirrors, accessories Christopher Lowell Home Collection Burlington Coat Factory Web: www.coat.com Accessories Brett Austin Group 410-358-6082 Lamps Casual Lamps 800-824-8228 Plants Trees International 888-873-3799 Web: treesinternational.com Show 413 – Sleight of Hand Learn a few tricks at home to disguise problems around the house. It’s about using what you have to transform things in your home that you’re not quite happy with. SEGMENT 1 MODERN LIVING ROOM BAY WINDOW BEFORE AND DURING Christopher transforms a bay window of a living room into a seating area with shelves on either side for storage. If you can’t build out, build up. Christopher shows the window area in its before and during stages. SEGMENT 2 BAY WINDOW MAKEOVER AFTER Christopher reveals the completed bay window and explains how the transformation came together. Fleetwood Homes Riverside, CA 909-351-3500 Email: [email protected] Web: www.fleetwoodhomes.com Paint Christopher Lowell Designer Paint Collection Wall color: Portabella, Mocha Mauve Trim: Cocoa SEGMENT 3 ONE STROKE DECORATIVE PAINTNG WITH DONNA DEWBERRY Christopher welcomes Donna Dewberry from Plaid Enterprises. She demonstrates an easy decorative painting technique to add color or a pattern to a wall. Donna Dewberry One Stroke Painting 800-536-2627 407-260-2529 Web: www.onestroke.com Web: plaidonline.com SEGMENT 4 LION CAGE STORAGE UNIT - CHRISTOPHER DEMO Christopher demonstrates an easy solution to some design dilemmas by building a whimsical storage unit for a child's room, inspired by a box of animal crackers. SEGMENT 5 YOU DID IT! A visit to the home of Wendy Kadelic in Irvine, CA is featured in this You Did It segment. Wendy explains how she redid her house herself, using second hand furniture, painting with stencils and creating window treatments. SEGMENT 6 NEW PRODUCTS Christopher presents a few new products that include Wallies stick on murals and decorative borders, exotic fabrics and tassels, cork floors and stains for chairs. New product information: Wallies murals or borders: Adhesive backed wall motifs to be applied to walls. These can also be removed. If you have walls that have no view, apply a mural by Wallies by moistening the back and applying to the wall. Be sure to add appropriate window treatment to window wall murals to further the illusion. Wallies Wallpaper cutouts, Borders and Murals McCall Pattern Company 800-255-2762 ext 485 Web: wallies.com Email: [email protected] Exotic fabrics can draw the eye away from something that isn't working. Loose Ends has many different selections to choose from. Loose Ends 503-390-2348 Web: looseends.com Design Masters Home Décor Stains Available in craft stores Show 414 – Bodacious Bidets Today, we skip to the loo. It’s all about great bathroom design, transforming your water closet from a functional space to a spa. SEGMENT 1 MODERN GUEST BATHROOM MAKEOVER BEFORE AND DURING Christopher shows us some photos from the book Bungalow Bathrooms to illustrate some creative ideas on how to make the bathroom a luxurious getaway, if only for a few minutes. Christopher takes us through the process of a guest bathroom makeover. We start with a tiny white bathroom and Christopher discusses his plans for the space, including color and decorative accessories. Then we see the room in its interim stage. Book: Bungalow Bathrooms By Jane Powell and Linda Svendsen SEGMENT 2 MODERN GUEST BATHROOM MAKEOVER AFTER Christopher shows us the completed bathroom, luxurious and relaxing. Paint: Christopher Lowell Paint Collection Web: www.christopherlowell.com Wall color: Melon Brine Ceiling color: Crème de Menthe Trim color: Green Tea Accessories and storage boxes: IKEA 800-434-IKEA Web: www.ikea.com Linens: Burlington Coat Factory Web: www.coat.com SEGMENT 3 WATERWORKS: INVENTING BATH STYLE Afterwards, Barbara Sallick of Waterworks gives us some great design ideas in terms of placing accessories in the bathroom, illustrating her ideas with photos from her book Waterworks. Barbara Sallick Waterworks: Inventing Bathroom Style Danbury, CT 06039 800-899-6757 Web: www.waterworks.com SEGMENT 4 TRADITIONAL GUEST BATHROOM MAKEOVER BEFORE/CUBBY MERCHANDISING Christopher shows us how to redo a bathroom when we’re stuck with the installed tiles, in this case, a plum color. The idea is if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. Before showing us the plum bathroom in its finished state, Christopher explores some ideas for storage, using the wall space and creating vignettes with box like units. SEGMENT 5 TRADITIONAL GUEST BATHROOM MAKEOVER AFTER We return to the plum colored bathroom with the storage units, elegant and functionally decorated. Paint: Christopher Lowell Paint Collection Web: www.christopherlowell.com Wall color: Burnt Plum Ceiling color: Burnt Plum Trim color: White Metal paint: Hammerite Web: www.hammerite.com Linens: Burlington Coat Factory Web: www.coat.com Accessories and storage boxes: IKEA 800-434-IKEA Web: www.ikea.com Plants: Trees International 888-873-3799 Web: treesinternational.com SEGMENT 6 GUEST DEMO ART TILES FROM CLAY WITH DEBORAH GLITZ Deborah Golitz shows us how to create art tiles out of plasticene clay for the bathroom in order to bring in color. She illustrates her demonstration with photos from her book Ceremic Art Tile for the Home. Demo Directions 3-4 Commercial White Glazed 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 Ceramic Tiles Small Artist’s Paint Brushes Cup of Water (to rinse brushes) Pebeo Paint Products (Vitrea 160 and Porcelaine 150 markers) Water Q-tips Using Pebeo Markers draw on commercial glazed tile for patterned painting. Using small artist’s paint brush paint Pebeo glass paint over guide lines. Fill in appropriate colors blending and mixing Iridescent Medium with colors. Use Q-tips to remove mistakes. Let dry for 24 hours. Bake at 325 degrees for 40 minutes. This makes the tile dishwasher safe. They should not be scrubbed with an abrasive pad. Can be used for backsplashes, walls and even in the shower. Demo #2 Sculpey Relief Tile Sculpey Polymer Clay (Terra Cotta Color, White, Translucent, Beige or Off-White) 1 Commercial White Glazed Tile (to use as template) Rolling Pin X-acto Knife Commercial Stamps (Sun/Moon/Geometric) Ruler Stencil Magic Paint Crème (Amber, Gold, Sandstone) Stencil Brushes Cup of Water to rinse brushes Paper Towel Soft cloth rag Masking Tape Liquid Nails Glue Hot Glue Gun & Glue stick With your hands, blend White, Translucent and Beige Sculpey to achieve desired color. Roll out clay with a rolling pin to 1/4-inch thickness. Use two plain white tiles as a guide for thickness. Place commercial tile on the surface of the rolled out clay and gently trace around it with the tip of an X-acto knife to create a square outline. Do not cut into the clay. Remove commercial tile and impress the stamp into the center of the outline. Remove the stamp and place the commercial tile on top of the impressed image to re-trace the outline. The original outline will have spread a bit from the stamp impression and you want to re-size it before you cut. Remove the commercial tile, and use a ruler and X-acto knife to cut out clay tile along the new outline. Place tile on a disposable pan (not to be reused for food) and harden in the oven for 15 minutes at 275 degrees. On an identical clay tile which has already been hardened, use a stencil brush to apply Stencil Magic Paint Creme to the recessed areas. Wipe off excess Stencil Magic Paint Creme with a paper towel or soft cloth rag. Apply more as desired and allow to dry overnight. When mounting with commercial tiles, mount commercial tiles first w/ appropriate adhesive but leave an open space for the clay tile. When adhesive is dry, use Liquid Nails to glue the clay tile in place. These tile are not recommended for areas that get a lot of water such as inside a shower but work well on walls or backsplashes. Clean them with a sponge and mild non-abrasive soap. Book: Ceremic Art Tile for the Home By Deborah Goletz Email: [email protected] Web: www.CeramicArtTile.com Show 415 – Wizard of Odds and Ends If flea market shopping is up your alley, this is the episode for you. It’s all about creating cozy lived-in interiors by turning trash into treasures. SEGMENT 1 TATTERED TREASURES WITH LAUREN POWELL Christopher’s first guest, Lauren Powell author of Tattered Treasures shows us how to decorate the home on a shoe-string budget. For her, it’s the thrill of the hunt. Tips Add sheet moss to a picture frame. Hot glue a china plate on top. Use books as lifts and levels. Stack them sideways and place objects on top. Architectural pieces like wrought iron arches can lean up against a wall. Mix the old with the new. Keep small acrylic paint bottles on hand. Have gold leaf among your supplies. Rub petroleum jelly over paint to act as a resist. Old postcards are great to frame. Use old rugs on top of a table to soften edges. Book: Tattered Treasures By Lauren Powell Email: [email protected] SEGMENT 2 FLEA MARKET FLAIR HOME TOUR Flea market items take on a different look with globe-trotting designer Denise Fiedler, a fabric designer who maximized the decoration of her small cottage with found objects. SEGMENT 3 ROOM REDO FLEA MARKET STYLE Christopher transforms one of the rooms of the house with guest Hildy Leiaghat owner of Pom Pom Antiques. They blend old objects with new to make a comfortably eclectic living space. Pom Pom Antiques Los Angeles, CA 90036 323-934-2051 Web: www.pompominteriors.com SEGMENT 4 FLEA MARKET MAKEOVER - CHRISTOPHER DEMO Christopher guides us in the art of distinguishing good flea market items from bad ones – that is, figuring out which ones are worth salvaging and/or revitalizing and how to make them work for you. Fabric Stroheim and Romann 718-706-7000 SEGMENT 5 BRINGING A LITTLE ITALIAN HOME It’s flea market finds Italian style with Elaine Culotti of Portabella for that old world look. Portabella 11715 San Vicente Los Angeles, CA 90049 310-820-2550 Email: [email protected] SEGMENT 6 CLOCK ART WITH TANSZY BAILEY Tanszy Bailey makes art out of junk that’s both functional and fun! Demo Directions Cut background foamboard the size of a large picture. Add E6000 industrial glue to the back of 4 tiles and a little hot glue to hold the tile in place while the E6000 glue is setting up. Drill a hole in the center of the back board and place a screw in the hole. Add drywall compound to the background areas around the tiles and let dry. Antique the drywall compound by adding a raw umber tinted glaze. Wipe away excess. Remove screw and insert purchased clockworks. Add larger hands. Tanszy L. Bailey 770-764-6552 Email: [email protected] Show 416 – I Do. I Do. How do you make your wedding day a day to remember forever? Christopher has some great ideas. It’s all about the joy of marriage and taking the stress away. SEGMENT 1 VIVA LAS VEGAS VILLAS Christopher visits the “wedding-est” place on earth, Las Vegas and the Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel owned and run by Ron DeCar. Ron offers an opportunity to have a very non-traditional wedding and wedding night for those brides and grooms with a sense of adventure. Viva Las Vegas Villas 800-574-4450 Web: www.vivalasvegasvillas.com SEGMENT 2 PARTY IDEAS (INVITATIONS, CANDLES) WITH GENEVIEVE STERBENZ Christopher welcomes Genevieve Sterbenz who makes an elegant, but budget-conscious wedding. Genevieve shows us how to make our own invitations and party favors that are pretty enough to be part of the décor, including stained glass votives. Demo Directions Stained glass votives: Clean glass well first. Spray outside of the glass votive with Krylon Stain Glass Paint. Using a gold paint pen, draw on desired design. Faux silver bowl: Apply Krylon Looking Glass (mirror) paint to the inside of the bowl. Apply light coats of stained glass paint over the inside. Place card Frame: Choose inexpensive small frames. Apply 18 K gold paint or silver paint. Use computer to print out names or use gold paint pen to write names. Plastic champagne glasses: Apply gold webbing paint to outside of plastic glasses Invitation: Use glitter spray over cardstock. Spray webbing paint over top. On small square of white or black paper, rubber stamp and emboss. Mount onto a background piece of cardstock. Place on front of invitation. Vellum invitation: Spray cardstock with silver webbing spray. Add an overlay of vellum. Glue on bow. Book: Fold several pieces of cardstock together to create a little book. Spray cover with silver webbing spray. Glue a couple of leaves onto the front cover. Punch two heart shaped holes in the side and tie raffia or ribbon through the holes to bind the book. Frosted glass bud vase or votive: Apply heart stickers to outside of glass. Spray with Frosted Glass paint. Remove stickers. Plate: Apply white paint pen designs to back of plate. Spray back of the plate with mirror Looking Glass Paint. Books: Instant Gratification series (check bookstore for individual titles) Genevieve and Carol Endler Sterbenz Sterbenz & Sterbenz New York, NY 10022 212-754-6008 SEGMENT 3 MARRIAGE OF MINDS We visit the home of architect Glen Irani and his wife Edith Beaucage to see how two married people managed to blend their individual tastes and very different styles in home design. SEGMENT 4 ANNIVERSARY PARTY IDEAS WITH RENEE SPARKS Renee Sparks shows us how to throw a great anniversary party using pictures of the couple as decorations. Demo Directions Photo holders: Mix Plaster of Paris and pour into heart shaped candy molds. Let harden. Spray paint gold. Twist wire into a spiral with a tail on the end. Epoxy the wire into the top of the heart. Place several on the table. Place old photos (or copies of old photos) into the wire spiral. Photo Polymer clay memento: Have photo reduced on a copy machine. Cut into a heart shape. Roll white polymer clay into a sheet. Turn photo upside down onto the clay, let sit overnight. If desired, press lace into the edges of the clay sheet. Peel away the photo and an imprint of the photo will be left in the clay. Bake clay at 265 degrees for 20 minutes. Memento photos: Have the photographer at the party take pictures of guests with the guests of honor. Using small cards, have guests write a memorable note to be placed in an album next to the photo of the guest. Party favor keepsake: Using an inexpensive porcelain heart, fill with candy coated almonds. Wrap with tulle and tie with a ribbon. Run business card punch-outs from the office supply store through the computer printer with a special message. Separate business cards. Punch hole in the upper left corner and tie onto the ribbon around the tulle. Favors: Purchase pre-made gold nylon bags. Fill with cookies. Fill small nylon bags with potpourri and tie with a ribbon for sachets. Napkin rings: Braid gold cording and hot glue a gold 50th anniversary emblem on the top. Wrap around white linen napkins. Have copies of photos made. Cut around the photo. Mount to foam core. Cut around photo using a craft knife. Add an easel back so the photos will stand on the table. Using high glass vases, place floral foam onto the top of the vase and tape with floral tape. Add candles or flowers, taping the candles to the foam. Renee Sparks Email: [email protected] SEGMENT 5 BRIDE'S BOUQUET - CHRISTOPHER DEMO Christopher demonstrates how to make a very casual monochromatic bridal bouquet that’s simple and easy. Demo Directions Round the edges of a piece of Styrofoam and cut half circles at the ends and sloping edges. Make an oval shape. Using 2-inch diameter acrylic tubes (approximately 18 inches high) from the florist, anchor the tubes onto the foam using floral T-pins and low temp hot glue. Soak sheet moss in water. Pin moss to Styrofoam. Anchor roses or flowers to moss with T-pins. Build arrangement using white lilies and white roses. Twist a wire around stems near top of flowers. Add lemon leaves. Wrap ribbon in a French ribbon wrap from top to bottom of stems. Wrap around, twist, cross ribbons, wrap and twist down stem creating an "X" pattern down the stems. Wrap the tubes with the French ribbon wrap in the same way to match the stems. SEGMENT 6 HERE COMES THE BRIDE'S BUFFET WITH RANDY FUHRMAN Event planner Randy Fuhrman gives us a few tips on planning your wedding at home with new trends in table settings that are surprisingly affordable. Randy Fuhrman Los Angeles, CA 90068 323-860-0900 Email: [email protected] Web: www.creativeconceptusa.com Show 417 – Casting Couch: Layer 3: Upholstered Furniture Explore upholstered furniture – Layer #3 of Christopher’s Seven Layers of Design. Remember, upholstered furniture includes anything you can sit down on. These are the pieces that define our rooms and allow you to linger. SEGMENT 1 WORKING WITH FABRIC SWATCHES, CHRISTOPHER SHOW AND TELL Christopher shows stills of the Wesley Mancini fabric gallery and explains how to coordinate the fabrics in your rooms. SEGMENT 2 GIGI ROGERS HOME TOUR It’s a trip to the home of Gigi Rogers, interior designer, whose home is chock full of colorful fabrics that are delightfully mixed and matched. Gigi Rogers Gigi Rogers Design 66 Waverly Dr Pasadena, CA 91105-2512 Phone:(626)683-3363 SEGMENT 3 REUPHOLSTERED CHAIR WITH JILL REPP FROM JUNE TAILOR Jill Repp shows how to use a simple reupholstering system from June Tailor Co. Demo Directions Complete instructions are included in the upholstery kit. June Tailor No-Sew Reupholstery Kit June Tailor Company P.O. Box 208, 2861 Highway 175 Richfield, WI 53076 800-844-5400 Email: [email protected] Web: www.junetailor.com SEGMENT 4 CHRISTOPHER DEMO – DECO CHAIR Christopher demonstrates how to build a contemporary wood chair that has storage units and arms that double as side tables. Demo Directions The chair is made from four five-sided boxes. Construct two boxes for the arms (side tables) of the chair that are a comfortable height when sitting. They can be as wide as you like. The center box is the seat of the chair and should be approximately 15 inches high. Make the center box slightly smaller from front to back so it will be recessed a little from the arms. Connect the three boxes together lining up the backs so they’re flush. Leave the outside panel of each arm box off so the center box can be attached with wood screws from inside of the arm boxes. Pre-drill holes first. Add the side panels attaching with wood screws from the front and back edges. For the back construct a box that’s the width of all the boxes, is narrow from front to back and slightly taller than the arms. Leave off the back panel of the back box and attach it to the arm and seat boxes from the inside. Attach the back panel. For a tone-on-tone paint finish, paint with a base coat. Add strips of 2-inch wide painter’s tape to create stripes. Spray with polyurethane. Paint over entire surface including tape with deeper accent color. Remove the tape. Cover 4-inch upholstery foam with fabric for the seat. Add Plexiglas pieces to the tops of the arms. SEGMENT 5 CALICO CORNERS – ORDERING SLIPCOVERS AND FABRIC FOR SOFAS Jan Jessup from Calico Corners shows us how to mix fabrics and think about the scale of upholstered furniture in both large and small rooms. Jan Jessup Calico Corners 800-213-6366 Email: [email protected] Web: www.calicocorners.com SEGMENT 6 FURNITURE PLACEMENT Christopher shows pictures of the studio living room and discusses furniture placement through his seasons of shows. Then he demonstrates the new furniture placement. In a taped segment, Christopher discusses furniture placement in a small living room. Furniture: Christopher Lowell Furniture Collection Flexsteel 800-865-SOFA Web: flexsteel.com Show 418 – Guest Stars It’s all about taking the stress out of visits by guests. SEGMENT 1 THE POINT RESORT TOUR We visit The Point in Upstate New York for an idea of what luxurious guest spaces are all about. Christopher interviews the owners, David and Christie Garrett to learn their philosophy when it comes to entertaining guests, which is all about anticipating guests’ needs. The Point P.O. Box 1327 Saranac Lake, NY 12983 800-255-3530 Web: http://thepointresort.com/ SEGMENT 2 ASIAN LOOM GUEST BEDROOM MAKEOVER BEFORE AND DURING Christopher takes us on a step-by-step process of creating a luxurious guest room in British colonial fashion out of an empty shell. We visit the room in progress with its scoop box frame bed up against the window wall, molding for a chair railing, and faux wainscoting. SEGMENT 3 DAYBED DEMO In the studio, Christopher demonstrates how to make the scoop box frame, using a model and MDF. Demo Directions Construct a base with center and end supports the height of a box spring using MDF. Attach a piece of MDF to the top for the bed platform. For the front and back, cut a scooped shape from luan using a coping saw. Construct five sided boxes for each end of the bed, creating ledges for lamps. On the front of the bed, add anaglypta (embossed wallpaper) to the luan cut to the scoop shape. Trim with bamboo. On the fronts of the ledge boxes, cover a piece of luan with anaglypta using glue. Trim with bamboo. Faux finish in gold. SEGMENT 4 ASIAN LOOM GUEST BEDROOM MAKEOVER AFTER We travel back to the finished guest bedroom, a secluded yet comfortable space that’s richly colored and inviting. Paint Christopher Lowell Designer Paint Collection Web: www.christopherlowell.com Wall color: Apple Skin, Saffron Ceiling color: Apple Juice Trim: Gold Fleetwood Homes Riverside, CA 909-351-3500 Email: [email protected] Web: www.fleetwoodhomes.com Molding, anaglypta, caning Van Dyke Restorers 800-787-3355 Web: vandykes.com Furniture: Stanley Furniture 276-627-2000 Web: stanleyfurniture.com Fabric: Waverly Fabric Web: decoratewaverly.com Linens, accessories Burlington Coat Factory Web: www.coat.com Rug Oriental Weavers of America 800-858-5749 Web: owarug.com Bamboo products Loose Ends 503-390-2348 Web: looseends.com Furniture, accessories IKEA 800-434-IKEA Web: www.ikea.com SEGMENT 5 ITALIAN FAUX FINISH WITH SALLY GRISWOLD Sally Griswold, co-owner of Palazzo, demonstrates how to create an Italian-feeling room with a faux finish. Using the wrought iron bed frame for inspiration, she creates a rococo pattern on the finish, with joint compound, glaze, latex paint, and stencils. Demo Directions Skim coat the wall with joint compound. Let dry. Base coat the wall with satin or eggshell finish latex paint. Mix four parts glaze to one part latex paint in similar colors (light green and beige). Sponge on the first color glaze. Rub to wash. Let dry. Sponge on the second color and rub to wash. Let dry. Create a template for the scroll design. Draw the design on the wall. Use a good quality square tipped artist brush. Follow the line of the design with the first color. Add leaves to the scroll work. Add grapes by outlining a bunch of grapes. Using a 1/2-inch artist brush and plum paint, brush circles for the grapes. Or dip real grapes in glaze (not too much paint), blot onto the surface and circle around. Lift grape straight up. Sally Griswold Palazzo Decorative Painting Roseville, CA 95678 Email: [email protected] Iron Bed Emanuele’s House of Iron 5245 Lankershim Blvd. North Hollywood, CA 91601 818-753-5670 SEGMENT 6 YOU DID IT! It’s a visit to the Ruidoso, New Mexico ranch of Prit Mundy whose mother Rosemond helped decorate the place using Georgia O’Keefe as an inspiration. That sounds like a starring role to me! Show 419 SOMEONE’S IN THE KITCHEN Cook up some great ideas for your kitchen. SEGMENT 1 KITCHEN IMAGES FROM BOOKS/CHRISTOPHER’S MODERN KITCHEN MAKEOVER: AFTER Christopher surveys several different kitchen designs from the book Cooking Spaces. It’s everything from industrial to country. Then Book Cooking Spaces: Designs for Cooking, Entertaining and Living By Helen Thompson and Anna Kasabian Fleetwood Homes Riverside, CA 909-351-3500 Email: [email protected] Web: www.fleetwoodhomes.com Paint colors: Christopher Lowell Designer Paint Collection Web: www.christopherlowell.com Wall: Creamed Asparagus Ceiling: Walnut Shell Trim: Shitake Cabinets and Island: Crème Brulee Recessed Shelves: Hammerite Silver Shelves, lighting, furniture and accessories: IKEA 800-434-IKEA Web: ikea.com Furniture and curtains: Broyhill Furniture 828-758-3328 Web: broyhillfurn.com Wall materials: Loose Ends 503-390-2348 Web: looseends.com Mirror: Stanley Furniture 276-627-2000 Web: stanleyfurniture.com Plants: Trees International 888-873-3799 Web: treesinternational.com Appliance refacing: Frigo Design 800-836-8746 Web: frigodesign.com SEGMENT 2 TRADITIONAL KITCHEN MAKEOVER: BEFORE AND DURING Christopher transforms a traditional tract kitchen into a studio type space and making it traditional with a separated dining room. SEGMENT 3 MISSION TABLE DEMO Christopher shows how to take a simple dining room table and give it that customized look in an easy and affordable way. SEGMENT 4 TRADITIONAL KITCHEN MAKEOVER: AFTER Christopher reveals the finished kitchen complete with a separate eat-in area, center island and architectural embellishments on the cabinets. Fleetwood Homes Riverside, CA 909-351-3500 Email: [email protected] Web: www.fleetwoodhomes.com Paint Christopher Lowell Designer Paint Collection Web: christopherlowell.com Wall color: Braised Cantaloupe, Pumpkin Pie Ceiling Color: Roasted Celery Trim: Buttermilk Molding Balmer Studios 203-227-1419 Web: balmerstudios.com Rug Oriental Weavers of America 800-858-5749 Web: owarug.com Plants Trees International 888-873-3799 Web: treesinternational.com Furniture Stanley Furniture 276-627-2000 Web: stanleyfurniture.com Shelves, lighting, furniture and accessories: IKEA 800-434-IKEA Web: ikea.com Appliance refacing: Frigo Design 800-836-8746 Web: frigodesign.com Table: Flexsteel 800-865-SOFA Web: flexsteel.com Molding: Van Dyke Restorers 800-787-3355 Web: vandykes.com SEGMENT 5 ARCHITECTURAL EMBELLISHMENTS DEMO WITH TANSZY BAILEY Tanszy Bailey shows us how to make architectural embellishments that put the pizzazz on your kitchen cabinets. Demo Directions Mix Faster Plaster (from Plaid Enterprises) according to package directions. Fill architectural molds with Faster Plaster and let harden approx. 1 hour. Remove from molds. Make your own molds by pressing a drawer pull or desired architectural piece into a block of polymer clay. When removed, you’re left with an impression in the clay. Pour Faster Plaster into polymer clay mold. Let harden. Keep polymer clay molds in a plastic bag to prevent them from hardening. Use latex material (from Amaco, American Art Clay Company) to paint a coat over top of a favorite architectural piece. Let dry and peel away the latex. Tape to a piece of corrugated cardboard with a hole cut into it. Place the mold on top of a box so that the mold is suspended. Pour in Faster Plaster and let harden. Remove from mold. Use Flexwax (from Amaco) and follow package directions to create mold. Fill with Faster Plaster. Tanszy L. Bailey Sparks/Bailey Creative Productions 770-764-6552 Email: [email protected] Faster Plaster Plaid Enterprises Web: plaidonline.com Latex material, Flexwax Amaco (American Art Clay Co.) Web: www.amaco.com SEGMENT 6 GABLE MORROW MANSION KITCHEN We visit with Chris Dreith, an interior designer who managed to keep the look of her vintage Victorian home while still accommodating all the necessary modern appliances for her kitchen. Gable Barrow Mansion 659 First Street Woodland, CA Show 420 – Zen Master Christopher It’s all about restoring peace and calm to home décor and creating areas that inspire stress-free living. SEGMENT 1 ZEN MAKEOVER IMAGES - TRADITIONAL DINING ROOM BEFORE Christopher takes a look at some room makeovers that provide a pleasing and tranquil environment. Next, Christopher shows a bland and uninviting dining room and suggests introducing Zen-like elements into the makeover. SEGMENT 2 TRADITIONAL DINING ROOM MAKEOVER DURING AND AFTER Christopher shows the dining room makeover in the during and after stages. Paint Christopher Lowell Designer Paint Collection Web: www.christopherlowell.com Wall color: Walnut Shell Ceiling color: Roasted Celery Trim: Buttermilk Fleetwood Homes Riverside, CA 909-351-3500 Email: [email protected] Web: www.fleetwoodhomes.com Molding Balmar Studios 203-227-1419 Web: www.balmarstudios.com Rug Oriental Weavers of America 800-858-5749 Web: owarug.com Furniture, accessories IKEA 800-434-IKEA Web: www.ikea.com Furniture: Stanley Furniture 276-627-2000 Web: stanleyfurniture.com Fabric: Waverly Fabric Web: decoratewaverly.com Plants Trees International 888-873-3799 Web: www.treesinternational.com Lamps Casual Lamps 213-321-0180 SEGMENT 3 WABI SABI STYLE WITH JAMES CROWLEY Jim Crowley joins Christopher to show how to apply the less-is-more Japanese aesthetic with photo illustrations from his book Wabi Sabi Style. Then, Jim demonstrates how to do a wall treatment with crinkled brown paper. Demo Directions Be sure walls are clean and dry. Use brown craft paper the same weight as paper bags. Spread wallpaper glue on the back of a strip of craft paper using a wide paint brush. Cover the edges well. The paper will soften. Adhere the paper to the wall pulling and crinkling the paper into soft, irregular folds. Match the folds from panel to panel so you have a sense that the veining continues. This helps mask the seams. Let dry. Go over the wall with a glaze if desired. Or apply a dry brush technique. Book Wabi Sabi Style By James Crowley Salt Lake City, UT 84101 801-467-6662 Email: [email protected] Web: www.lotusandpersimmon.com SEGMENT 4 CHRISTOPHER DEMOS - FABRIC WINDOW TREATMENT, SHADOW BOX Christopher demonstrates how to make a window shade with fabric and bamboo, a shadow box vignette of a bamboo grove, and, then combining the two, to make a cool alcove for your spiritual space. Demo Directions Fabric Window Treatment: Measure window to decide how much fabric you will need. We used a metallic sheer fabric. Press a 1 inch hem around to the wrong side on all edges. Using Fabri-Tac glue, glue the edges in place. No-sew…love that! Turn over to the right side. Use a small hand saw or heavy shears to cut pencil sized bamboo sticks the width of the fabric panel. Apply Fabri-Tac glue to the back of each bamboo stick and adhere them to the fabric evenly spaced. Hang the treatment on the window. Shadow Box: Cut a piece of luan the desired size of the frame. Build a box from MDF or plywood the size of the luan and nail it with finish nails to the luan. Paint the background with black lacquer. Paint the edges of the frame with red lacquer. Place a piece of artificial bamboo branch including leaves to the inside of the shadow box and hot glue to the luan back. Cut angled ends on a 4-inch diameter piece of split bamboo and glue into the shadow box diagonally from upper left to lower right. Cut 2-inch diameter pieces of bamboo the vertical length from the top of the box to the piece of larger bamboo, angling the bottom edge to fit flush with the diagonal bamboo piece. Glue in place. Add pencil size pieces of bamboo. Bamboo products Loose Ends 503-390-2348 Web: looseends.com Fabri-Tac 800-865-7238 Web: http://www.beaconcreates.com/fabri-tac.htm SEGMENT 5 THOMAS SHOOS FURNITURE SHOWROOM TOUR Tour the showroom of Thomas Shoos which features many Zen-like elements including fountains, candles, a portable fireplace with moveable ledges for candles, a room divider with candle and plant boxes. It’s a way of combining the five elements with diversity and incorporating them into home décor. Thomas Shoos Designs Inc. Shoos Haus 8618 Melrose Ave. West Hollywood, CA 90069 310 854-1141 Web: www.shoos.com SEGMENT 6 CHRISTOPHER DEMO - GRASS PLANTER Christopher demonstrates how to make a Zen grass planter for the indoors. And finally, Christopher reads some viewer mail. Demo Directions Purchase a rectangular plastic planter. Build a four sided planter holder from MDF slightly larger than the plastic planter. The rim of the plastic planter should fit on top of the wooden planter holder. The height of the planters will vary. Pre-drill holes with a counter-sinked drill and attach sides with wood screws. Make your own stencil by finding a design from clipart and transferring it to cardboard. Cut out sections with an X-Acto knife. Paint a planter with red lacquer. Place stencil onto side of wood planter box and using black acrylic paint, paint the open areas. Paint other planter boxes black and cluster them. Show 421 – Bachelor Pad Explore interiors with a masculine touch. SEGMENT 1 WALL STREET ROOM Christopher displays the fabrics from his home collection to show how they were inspired by Wall Street with the various patterns of herring bone, hounds tooth and pinstripe. Wall Street Collection The Christopher Lowell Bed and Bath Collection Burlington Coat Factory Web: www.coat.com MODERN GEOSHEEN ROOM MAKEOVER BEFORE AND DURING Christopher demonstrates how to transform a bedroom into a unisex guest bedroom. Fleetwood Homes Riverside, CA 909-351-3500 Email: [email protected] Web: www.fleetwoodhomes.com Paint Christopher Lowell Designer Paint Collection Web:www.christopherlowell.com Wall color: Portobella Ceiling color: Cookie Dough Trim color: Bitter Cocoa Built in color: Walnut Shell Furniture and drape fabric: Broyhill Furniture 828-758-3328 Web: www.broyhillfurn.com Bedding: Burlington Coat Factory Web: www.coat.com Accessories: Linens n Things Web: lnt.com Burlington Coat Factory Web: www.coat.com Rug: Media Meridian 562-494-9266 Plants Trees International 888-873-3799 Web: treesinternational.com Lighting IKEA 800-434-IKEA Web: www.ikea.com SEGMENT 3 BUILT IN BED UNIT DEMO/ GEOSHEEN BEDROOM AFTER Christopher explains how to maximize space periods, Christopher explains how to maximize the space and then how to build the units that attach to the wall and create that space. He shows the final room makeover that's luxurious enough for a woman but tailored enough for a man. SEGMENT 4 BRITISH BACHELOR Afterward, it’s a visit to an Atlanta bachelor pad that was re-designed by architect Joe Kelly. SEGMENT 5 DECORATING CANDLES WITH TERRY TAYLOR Terry Taylor, author of Decorating Candles, demonstrates how candles can be a “guy” thing, by showing how to add masculine touches creating candles decorated in faux brown leather, with beer bottle caps, and copper scrubbies. Demo Directions Faux Leather Candle: Cut paper bag strip. Wet it and crumple. Wring out. Paint with brown acrylic paint mixed with matte medium. Let dry. Glue around a square candle. Heat candle slightly and push thumbtacks or upholstery tacks into candle. Sealing Wax Candle: Melt wax in spoon. Pour onto wax paper. Push seal into wax. Let dry. Hot glue ribbon onto candle. Push ends of ribbon together. Glue wax seal over ribbon ends. Corrugated Paper Candle: Wrap strip of corrugated paper around candle and hot glue in place. Wrap black paper strip over corrugated paper. Hot glue. Wrap several strands of raffia around and tie. Scrubbies: Place copper scrubbie on bottom of pillar candle. Unroll the scrubbie up the candle. Book Decorating Candles By Terry Taylor Lark Books 828-236-9730 x721 Email: [email protected] Web: www.larkbooks.com SEGMENT 6 ADIRONDACK LIFESTYLE WITH MAGAZINE EDITOR ELIZABETH FALWALL It’s an exploration of Adirondack style with Elizabeth Falwell editor of Adirondack Life magazine. She explains that it is more than that “hunting lodge” motif, but really about cozy living with both masculine and feminine influences, illustrating her point with photos from the magazine. Adirondack Life Magazine P.O. Box 410, Route 86 Jay, N.Y. 12941 518-946-2191 Web: www.adirondacklife.com Show 422 – A River Runs Through It It’s all about re-arranging furniture to make the most out of our floor plans, maximize versatility, comfort and style in rooms. SEGMENT 1 Christopher speaks to furniture retailers about furniture placement at the San Francisco Furniture Convention. Furniture Christopher Lowell Furniture Collection Flexsteel 800-685-SOFA Web: flexsteel.com SEGMENT 2 FURNITURE PLACEMENT IN TRADITIONAL LIVING ROOM (DURING STAGE) Christopher describes an open floor plan in a small house and shows us how to arrange furniture using a cross-linking device to divide the space and provide additional seating. SEGMENT 3 CHRISTOPHER’S CROSSLINKING SETTEE DEMO Since cross-linking devices can save the day, Christopher demonstrates how to build a settee that’s elegant and affordable. SEGMENT 4 FURNITURE PLACEMENT IN TRADITIONAL LIVING ROOM (AFTER) Christopher shows the final furniture placement in the small traditional living room seen in segment 2. Furniture Christopher Lowell Furniture Collection Flexsteel 800-685-SOFA Web: flexsteel.com Artificial Plants Trees International 888-873-3799 Web: treesinternational.com SEGMENT 5 E-Z DECORATOR SYSTEM WITH GUEST CHERYL HOWARD Designer Cheryl Howard shows Christopher the E-Z Decorator Kit, a system with repositionable mini-furniture decals that can be placed on room grids to show furniture placement on paper to visualize the makeover of a room. Cost for the system is approximately $250. Customer Service at E-Z Decorator 800-608-7545 or 323-933-0989 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ezdecorator.com SEGMENT 6 YOU DID IT! Northern California couple Rebecca and Lennie Gomes redesigned their home after a fire burned it down. Show 423 – The Whole Nine Yards It’s all about accent fabrics, Layer #4 of Christopher’s Seven Layers of Design. Since fabric can transform the mood of rooms and how you feel about them, this show is learning how to utilize them. SEGMENT 1 THE ART OF MAKING FABRIC - WESLEY MANCINI SHOWROOM It’s an exploration into how fabrics are made with fabric manufacturer Wesley Mancini. Think thread count, design, and ultimately, production. Wesley Mancini Ltd. Charlotte, NC 28202 704-375-4275 SEGMENT 2 WARM THE ROOM WITH FABRIC - DESIGNER MICHAEL BUCHANAN Next, interior designer Michael Buchanan shows us how to do a window treatment and a chaise with fabric for a mere $100. Demo Directions Michael purchased brass and mahogany tiebacks from Bed, Bath and Beyond for $29.99. He used organza sheers. Purchase sheers double to 2-1/2 times the width of the window. Michael's sheers were priced at $29.99 each. Customize with your own trim. Use Irish linen as a café curtain. Pillows were purchased from the Good Homes store. Michael Buchanan New York, N.Y. 10011 212-989-9804 Email: [email protected] SEGMENT 3 CHRISTOPHER SHOW AND TELL: MIXING AND MATCHING FABRIC Christopher explains how you can theme a room by mixing and matching fabrics as he demonstrates in an over-the-top Louis XIV draped bedroom. SEGMENT 4 CHRISTOPHER TALKS ABOUT TOILE Christopher then informs us of one of the hottest trends in fabrics: toile, a scenic or pastoral print. Images from: Traditional Home Magazine Web: traditionalhome.com File folders Anna Griffin Decorative Papers Atlanta, GA 30324 404-817-8170 Web site: www.annagriffin.com NO-SEW PILLOWS - JILL REPP FROM JUNE TAILOR CO. Jill Repp from the June Tailor Company demonstrates a “non-sew” technique for creating toile covered throw pillows. Demo Directions Full directions included in the DecoWrap Pillow kit from June Tailor. DecoWrap Pillow Kit June Tailor Company 800-844-5400 Email: [email protected] Web: www.junetailor.com SEGMENT 5 LASERTRAN IMAGE TRANSFER WITH KELLEY TAYLOR Kelley Taylor, owner of homedecor.com, shows how to transfer the toile pattern on hard surfaces like a dresser, chair, table and plate using the Lasertran image transfer product. Demo Directions Following the product directions transfer image to a hard surface. Use antiquing medium painted over top then wipe away with a sponge or paper towel. Kelley Taylor 866-931-9417 Email: [email protected] Web: www.creatinghomedecor.com BEADED FRINGE WITH TASSEL MAGIC'S KATHLEEN MAC TAGGART Kathleen McTaggart of Tassel Magic shows how to achieve the elegance of fringe and tassel on lampshades for an affordable price. Demo Directions Thread beads onto yarn. Using the Tassel Magic loom, wrap the yarn making sure to slide beads along the yarn and position them along one edge of the loom. Place a piece of industrial strength double sided tape along the prongs of the loom opposite the beaded side. Remove the thread from the loom. Stitch through the tape and threads to secure. On a wire lampshade frame cover one section with glue from a glue stick. Place a piece of scrap fabric onto the shade frame and trace around the inner and outer parts of the section. Cut out the section pattern from the fabric. Transfer the pattern to the final fabric and cut out as many panels as needed. Wrap each wire of the lampshade frame with bias binding. Glue the fabric panels to the lampshade frame using fabric glue. Glue cording around the bottom of the lampshade on the inside. Add the beaded fringe to the bottom edge of the lampshade. Kathleen MacTaggart/Tassel Magic Los Angeles, CA 90028 800-368-1007 Email: [email protected] Web: www.tasselmagic.com SEGMENT 6 TOILE RUBBER STAMPING WITH GRACE TAORMINA Grace Taormina from Rubber Stampede joins Christopher to demonstrate This show puts the fun in fabrication! Demo directions Pat black acrylic paint onto a curved rubber stamp using a sponge makeup wedge. Stamp onto white fabric circle cut to the side of a plate. Let dry. Apply decoupage medium to the front of the fabric. Place the back of the plate onto the front of the fabric. Turn over and smooth the fabric onto the reverse side of the plate. Apply another coat of decoupage medium to the back of the fabric. Charger Plate: Make a charger plate by painting the rim of a wooden charger plate with black acrylic paint. Paint the center of the plate with white acrylic paint Let dry. Apply white acrylic paint to the rubber stamp and stamp over the black border of the plate. Stamp a black image in the center of the plate. Toile on the Wall: Measure wall evenly by drawing lines diagonally from corner to corner. Transfer measurements to white fabric. Load rubber stamp with black acrylic paint mixed with textile medium and stamp images evenly onto fabric. Apply fabric to wall when dry. Try stamping out images on paper first and temporarily placing them on the wall to visualize how they will look. Grace Taormina Curve Décor Stamps Rubber Stampede, Inc. 2550 Pellissier Place Whittier, CA 90601-1505 800 632-8386 Web: www.rubberstampede.com Acrylic Paint and Mediums Delta Technical Coatings, Inc. 2550 Pellissier Place Whittier, CA 90601-1505 800 423-4135 Web: www.deltacrafts.com Wood Products Walnut Hollow 1409 State Rd. 23 Dodgeville, WI 53533 608 935-2341 Web: www.walnuthollow.com Glass Plates RIEKES 12035 corporate Dr. Dallas, TX 75228 214 638-9091 Web: www.riekesglass.com Show 424 Who Knew? The Art of Being Clever It’s time to be clever with materials and furniture, working with what you’ve got and recognizing the potential in something. SEGMENT 1 HOMEMADE HOME TOUR WITH DENNIS LUEBKE A trip to Appleton, WI gives Dennis Luebke an opportunity to show how he turned a condemned house into a beautiful home with cardboard tables and burlap coated walls. Housing Partnership of Appletown, WI Katherine Kamp P.O. Box 5101 611 N. Morrison Appleton, WI 54912 Ph 920-731-6644 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.volunteercenter.net/orgs/housing_partnership.htm SEGMENT 2 CAST CONCRETE CANDLESTICKS WITH DENNIS LUEBKE In the studio, Dennis demonstrates the creative ways you can use foam insulation and cardboard, turning them into beautiful candleholders. Demo Directions Cut strips of 1/4-inch foam and hot glue them to the inside of a plastic food container. Mix Hydro-cal by adding powder to water. Mix in coffee grounds. Pour into food container mold. Let harden. Remove from mold. Turn upside down to display candle. Use foam insulation board (4x8 sheet by 1-inch and 1/4-inch thick). Cut foam into strips, squares, etc. to make molds with desired ledges, legs and decorative elements such as rusty washers (made by exposing washers to moisture outdoors). Secure the foam pieces of the mold together using drywall nails. Mix Hydro-cal with water, mix in coffee grounds and pour into mold. After it has hardened, remove from mold by breaking away molds. Dennis M. Leubke 815 N. Drew St. Appleton, WI 54911 SEGMENT 3 CREATIVE CARDBOARD FURNITURE WITH LINDA RAGSDALE Linda Ragsdale author of Creative Cardboard shows us how to furnish an entire room for $200 with cardboard furniture. Book: Creative Cardboard By Linda Ragsdale Email: [email protected] Web: [email protected] SEGMENT 4 BORN AGAIN LAMPS Ellen Sall from Born Again Lamps sheds new light on old junk by turning them into fun light sources. Demo Directions Ellen used a chafing dish base topped with a silver platter (tray) for the lamp base. She placed a metal canister on the tray, topped with a hat. In the next configuration, she placed the canister into the chafing dish base, turned the silver platter upside down, then added the lid of a flour canister, next added a coffee grinder and topped it off with an oval metal Jello mold. The hat was placed on the Jello mold. In the next configuration, she placed the silver tray on the chafing dish base, added the hat, then topped it off with the meat grinder and put the Jello mold over the grinder. For each lamp, holes were drilled through all objects and a purchased lamp kit was installed following manufacturer's directions. Ellen Sall 610-667-6924 Email: [email protected] Web: www.bornagainlamps.com SEGMENT 5 CABANA CLOSETS, CHRISTOPHER DEMO Christopher demonstrates how to make a storage cabana out of a pot rack. Demo Directions Purchase a domed stainless steel wall-mounted pot rack. Make a pattern by measuring the pie-shaped sections between the steel structure pieces. Cut out four pieces from fabric and stitch together, forming a cover for the dome. Cut a straight length of fabric the same measurement as the half circle at the bottom of the rack for a valance. Scallop the bottom edge or cut into points. Duplicate the strip and stitch both pieces with right sides together along the trimmed edge. Turn. Cut fabric panels desired length to create the cabana flaps. Panels can go all the way to the floor if desired. Add allowance for hem and top seam allowance. Stitch cabana dome, valance and panels together. Stitch Velcro into the inside of the fabric dome, matching the locations of the steel rails. Adhere the opposite portion of the Velcro to the steel rails of the domed pot rack. Press the Velcro pieces together, forming the cabana with flaps. SEGMENT 6 SCULPTURAL ACCENTS WITH KRISTY MC NEIL Kristy McNeil creates the elegant look of a filigree mirror using inexpensive Plastifoam covered with joint compound. Demo Directions Cut a sheet of Plastifoam with a heated blade or use a serrated knife the desired size of the mirror. Place stencil over the foam and hold in place with straight pins. Use heated blade to cut completely through the foam. Pierce through the back of the foam with each cut. Hold the foam over the edge of the cutting surface to prevent damage and dragging of the blade. Cut holes for the hanger in the back. Sand rough edges with the file. Cover all parts of the foam that will be seen with joint compound using a small pallet knife. Allow the compound to set up for 8 hours. Sand surfaces with the file and small pieces of sandpaper. Apply a primer. Apply a thick coat of iron metallic surfacer to the front, sides and back. Apply rust antiquing solution. Allow to dry for 24 hours. Attach the mirror to the back. Kristy McNeil Kokomo, IN 46903-0756 765-454-0404 Email: [email protected] Web: www.syndicatesales.com Show 425 – Enduring Traditions Explore timeless design. SEGMENT 1 THE ENGLISH ROOM WITH CHIPPY IRVINE Chippy Irvine, author of The English Room, shows us some enduring traditional looks with photos from her book. Book The English Room By Chippy Irvine SEGMENT 2 LOUIS XV BEDROOM MAKEOVER BEFORE AND DURING Christopher redesigns a tiny bedroom in classic French décor to make the most luxurious space out of a sparse and spare room. He takes us on a step-by-step process, starting with the 6’ x 6’ empty room and coming up with a plan. Then, we see the room in progress, with a carriage style bed up against the window, molding made out of lincrusta, cornices over both windows, and more molding. SEGMENT 3 LINCRUSTA BED AND WINDOW TREATMENT DEMO Christopher demonstrates how to make the cornice out of MDF, luan and lincrusta. SEGMENT 4 LOUIS XV BEDROOM MAKEOVER AFTER Christopher reveals the bedroom in its final form having been transformed from ragged to regal. Fleetwood Homes Riverside, CA 909-351-3500 Email: [email protected] Web: www.fleetwoodhomes.com Paint Christopher Lowell Designer Paint Collection Web: christopherlowell.com Wall color: Smoked Trout Ceiling Color: Clam Shell Trim: Blue Points Plants Trees International 888-873-3799 Web: treesinternational.com Lincrusta Van Dyke Restorers 800-787-3355 Web: vandykes.com Molding Balmer Studios 203-227-1419 Web: balmerstudios.com Accessories Brett Austin Group 410-358-6082 Fabric Waverly Fabrics 212-214-7899 Web: decoratewaverly.com Furniture Stanley Furniture 276-627-2000 Web: stanleyfurniture.com Linens, accessories Burlington Coat Factory Web: www.coat.com Rug Oriental Weavers of America 800-858-5749 Web: owarug.com SEGMENT 5 HOUSE & GARDEN MAGAZINE TRADITIONAL DESIGN Mayer Rus from House & Garden magazine takes us on a tour of modern takes on traditional design with photo illustrations from the magazine. It’s all about taking icons from the past and re-interpreting them to bring your room up to date. House & Garden Magazine 4 Times Square, 8th Floor New York, N.Y. 10036 212-286-4580 Subscription: 800-234-1520 Web: http://www.condenet.com/mags/hg/ SEGMENT 6 GABLE BARROW MANSION TOUR We take a tour of the home of Jeff and Star Barrow, a beautiful Victorian mansion, with beautiful Victorian furniture. Gable Barrow Mansion 659 First Street Woodland, CA Show 426 The Seven Layers It’s decorating made easy by doing it one layer at a time. Christopher breaks down the decorating process into manageable steps. Layer 1: Paint and architecture Layer 2: Installed flooring Layer 3: Upholstered furniture and its placement Layer 4: Accent fabrics (and pillows and area rugs) Layer 5: Case goods (that is, hard furniture like coffee tables) Layer 6: Accessories, the jewelry of the room Layer 7: Plants and lighting. Christopher takes us on a step-by-step process of his Seven Layers, taking a blank white room and transforming it into a livable space. SEGMENT 1: LAYERS 1 AND 2 Christopher reviews his 7 Layers of Design then focuses on Layers 1 and 2. We start with the paint to show how color create drama. Christopher walks us through examples of this using showcase homes and some photos from the book The Gilded Room, that also give some ideas about flooring. Book: The Gilded Room: Decorating with Metallic Effects from Metal Leaf to Powders, Pastes and Paints By Kerry Skinner SEGMENT 2: LAYER 3 With Layer 3, we go to a Christopher Lowell Classic as he examines furniture and their fabrics in a showroom, offering selections of motifs: town, city, country and shore. More examples of upholstered furniture and how they enhance a home come from the showcase homes. SEGMENT 3: LAYERS 4 and 5 For Layers 4 and 5, Christopher shows some rooms with accent fabrics as either headboards or wall treatments and even tapestries. SEGMENT 4: DECO INSPIRED TABLE DEMO/DECO INSPIRED CHAIR Christopher demonstrates how to make a deco inspired table with layered panels and a bedroom chair with storage space. For complete instructions, click here. Christopher then describes how to make a deco inspired chair. Demo Directions Construct a four-sided box for the base of the chair from plywood. Place the box with the open side up. In the inside of the box approximately one third of the way from the back to the front, screw a 2x2 inch piece of wood as a stop for the chair back. Cut a piece of plywood for the chair back. Rest it against the back of the box and place the front edge against the 2x2. Nail into place. Cut the seat of the chair, notching a slit as wide as the back piece of plywood. The seat should extend beyond the edges of the chair base on each side to provide built-in side tables. Slide the seat down over the back with the back going through the slit. Cut a piece of 4-inch foam with a beveled edge for the seat. Cut another piece of 4-inch foam with a beveled edge for the back. Cover the foam with upholstery fabric. SEGMENT 5: ACCENT FABRICS Christopher shows seasonal looks just by changing the accent fabrics in four different vignettes. SEGMENT 6: LAYER 6 For Layer 6, the accessories, Christopher shows photos of several accessories from previous room makeovers. Then in studio, he demonstrates the fine art of merchandising and arranging using lifts and levels. SEGMENT 6: LAYER 7 For Layer 7, plants and lighting, Christopher shows us some photos to show how shadow and drama are created with sconces, lights and silhouetting. Lastly, we take another look at a Christopher Lowell Classic as we visit Lynn Winter, owner of Lynn’s Paradise Café and watch her exciting ugly lamp contest. It’s seven layers to a beautiful home! Lynn’s Paradise Café 502-583-3447 Web: lynnsparadisecafe.com Show 427 Slumberjack It’s all about creating the bedroom of your dreams. SEGMENT 1 LIVING WITH TEXTILES, GUEST ELAINE LOUIE Elaine Louie, author of Living with Textiles explores ways to theme a bedroom using color, transparency and textured fabric. She displays silk lamps that diffuse the light and act as sculpture and illustrates a few more wonderful bedroom via photos from her book. Living with Textiles By Elaine Louie SEGMENT 2 COUNTRY CONTEMPO BEDROOM MAKEOVER: BEFORE AND DURING Christopher shows the before and during stages of creating a wonderful bedroom out of an awkward space. The idea is to find where exactly to place the bed and, yet not obstruct a walkway, a window or the closet. The solution: build an island that separates the room. SEGMENT 3 ISLAND BED DEMO Christopher demonstrates how to make the island bed and its shelving with MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard) and how the unit can also be adapted as a desk instead of a bed frame. SEGMENT 4 COUNTRY CONTEMPO BEDROOM MAKEOVER: AFTER We see the bedroom in its finished state, a cozy, comfortable, yet copious space. Fleetwood Homes Riverside, CA 909-351-3500 Email: [email protected] Web: www.fleetwoodhomes.com Paint colors: Christopher Lowell Designer Paint Collection Web: www.christopherlowell.com Wall: Huckleberry Dust Ceiling: Lilac Sorbet Trim: Crème Brulee Cabinets and Island: Crème Brulee Lighting, accessories: IKEA 800-434-IKEA Web: ikea.com Accessories: Burlington Coat Factory Web: www.coat.com Plants: Trees International 888-873-3799 Web: treesinternational.com Molding Balmer Studios 203-227-1419 Web: balmerstudios.com SEGMENT 5 GUEST BEDROOM REDO WITH EILEEN PAULIN Eileen Paulin of Romantic Homes magazine shows us how to achieve inviting guest quarters using a rubber stamp wall treatment, candle bulbs for a chandelier, and an elegant but inexpensive ribbon window treatment. Eileen Paulin Romantic Homes 265 S. Anita Dr. #120 Orange, CA 92868 714-939-9991 Email: [email protected] Web: www.romantichomes.com SEGMENT 5 YOU DID IT! Thirteen-year-old Allie Hennard shows that she can do it and did it for her sister Kitty. Allie re-did her sister’s bedroom to create a room fit for a princess by building a faux canopy bed with wooden dowels and matching floral fabric. And for all her efforts, Allie was rewarded not only by her sister’s gratitude but an award from the Family Career and Community Leaders of America. Family Career and Community Leaders of America 1910 Association Drive Reston, VA 20791-1584 703-476-4900 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.fcclainc.org/ Show 428 Potpourri It’s a potpourri of different design ideas in this show. All the segments were ones Christopher loved, but didn’t fit into one of the more traditionally themed shows. SEGMENT 1 CONVERTING CHILD’S ROOM TO GUEST ROOM Sissy Biggers, the editor of Better Homes & Gardens shows us how to convert your child’s room into a comfortable guest room. Sissy Biggers Web: www.bhg.com Book Making a Home For Real Life Better Homes and Gardens SEGMENT 2 ANNIE SLOAN OIL GUILDING DEMO If you love gilded furniture and accessories, Annie Sloan, author of Classic Paints and Faux Finishes makes it easy to achieve this look without the expense. Demo Directions Use brown chalk paint (similar to gesso) to coat a wood picture frame with two coats. The finish is very matte. Let dry. Add water based sizing. This is the gold leaf adhesive. Let dry for 5 minutes. Place brass leaf sheets onto the tacky adhesive. Overlap the sheets a bit. Burnish with a soft brush. To age, use metal aging patina. Pour over the leaf for instant tarnish. Dilute with water for less color. You could also put a little on a cloth and dab onto the leaf. Then use household chlorine bleach on a cloth and dab over aging patina. Seal with varnish. Annie Sloan Email: [email protected] Web: www.anniesloan.com Book Classic Paints and Faux Finishes By Annie Sloan SEGMENT 3 ARRANGING COLLECTIONS, PEGGY KENNEDY DEMO Peggy Kennedy discusses the fine art of arranging collections from valuable china to fun little tchotchkes. You can always do it with elegance. Peggy demonstrates how to change a tabletop three different ways by adding produce and flowers. Peggy Kennedy Editor in Chief Victoria Magazine Web: http://magazines.ivillage.com/victoria/ SEGMENT 4 YOU DID IT! Deborah Spangler-Welch shares the story of how her appearance on Christopher’s show changed her life and empowered her to open a painting/decorating business that is a thriving success. SEGMENT 5 LIVING LANDSCAPES, NEAL GUTHRIE DEMO Neal Guthrie of Gilly Flowers demonstrates floral design with a geometric flair. Neal Guthrie 323-953-2910 Web:www.gillyflowers.com SEGMENT 6 REPLACEMENTS LTD., DISCONTINUED CHINA AND SILVER PIECES And finally, Liam Sullivan of Replacements Limited brings us on the ultimate scavenger hunt for discontinued china and silverware. Now you don’t have to worry about breaking one of Grandma’s plates! Liam Sullivan 1089 Knox Road Greenboro, NC 27420 1-800-737-5223 Email: [email protected] Web: www.replacements.com Show 429 Sixth Sense It’s Layer Six of Christopher’s Seven Layers of Design, all about accessories. SEGMENT 1 ORGANIZING ACCESSORIES, TATTERED TREASURES Christopher shows images from Lauren Powell's book Tattered Treasures to illustrate ways to bring organization to make tchochkes become part of the room. Christopher explains how he used accessories in several room makeovers from Fleetwood homes. When a room is merchandised well, it doesn't feel burdened. Leave room for your rooms to breathe. Make your choices deliberate. Book Tattered Treasures By Lauren Powell Fleetwood Homes Riverside, CA 909-351-3500 Email: [email protected] Web: www.fleetwoodhomes.com SEGMENT 2 CRAZY MOSAICS WITH TRACY BELL DEMO Tracy Graivier Bell, author of Crazy Mosaic, demonstrates how to turn a collection of broken ceramics into useful mosaics. Demo Directions Wearing safety glasses and gloves, break china using a wheel nipper. Spread Thinset on the back of the mosaic pieces and adhere them to a chair, table or whatever you are decorating. For dimension, add Liquid Nails to cup handles, butterfly embellishments, etc. and add them to the chair. Tape them in place until the Liquid Nails sets up. Mix grout and spread over the mosaics working the grout in between. Wear latex or rubber gloves and spread with your hands. Wipe excess with a dry rag. Buff again. Apply commercial grout sealer if the piece will be kept outdoors. Book: Crazy Mosaic By Tracy Graivier Bell c/o Smashing Times 308 Preston Royal Shopping Center Dallas, TX 75230 214-363-2088 Email: [email protected] Web: www.smashingtimes.com SEGMENT 3 ACCESSORIZING A ROOM WITH MARK CUTLER Designer Mark Cutler demonstrates how clever use of accessories can bring a home to life. He discusses a room that he has merchandised. Mark Cutler Mark Cutler Design, Inc. Web: www.markcutlerdesigninc.com SEGMENT 4 MAIENZA WILSON DESIGN GALLERY Gregg Wilson shows us the difference between clutter and arranging with a designer touch, walking us through a series of fine craft art accessories and re-arranging the same items for various different effects. Gregg Wilson/John Maienza Maienza Wilson Design Gallery Santa Barbara, CA 805-966-5010 Email: [email protected] Web: www.johnmaienza.com SEGMENT 5 MERCHANDISING - CHRISTOPHER DEMO Christopher shows us how tattered treasures can transform a bathroom. He uses nonbathroom related items in the lavatory for an eclectic feel. SEGMENT 6 TWO POSTER TREATMENTS Renee Sparks demonstrates how to elevate posters to an art form, without the expense of framing. Demo Directions 1st Poster: Remove the white border from the artwork using a straight edge and cutting blade. Isolate an element in the art like the moon and cut out a rectangular area around the element. Cut a piece of MDF the size of the poster. Cut out a hole the same size as the rectangle that was cut from the poster. Paint the edges of the wood, including the edges of the hole. Cut a piece of backing for the picture. Adhere the cut out rectangular element from the poster to the backing at the same position as the hole in the MDF using spray adhesive. Adhere the remainder of the poster to the MDF. Nail the backing to the MDF using finishing nails. Spray the poster with matte sealer. Frame. 2nd Poster: Prepare poster and cut-out the same as the first poster. Stain 1/2-inch molding pieces and attach them to the inside edges of the cut-out. Wipe gel stain over the poster for a sepia tone look. Frame. Renee Sparks Email: [email protected] Show 430 CINEMA MAGIC It’s all about bringing the magic and glamour of Hollywood influence into your home. SEGMENT 1 WHITE GLAMOUR ROOM MAKEOVER: BEFORE AND DURING It’s a show and tell as Christopher flips through the books Screen Deco and Forties Screen Style illustrating the allure of deco style, including marble fireplaces, animal rugs, low flat steps and silk upholstered bed frames. Then, Christopher takes us through a the before and during stages of a room makeover utilizing Hollywood icons to theme the room. Books Screen Deco By Howard Mandelbaum, Eric Myers Forties Screen Style: A Celebration of High Pastiche in Hollywood By Howard Mandelbaum, Eric Myers SEGMENT 2 MARBLE FIREPLACE DEMO BY CHRISTOPHER Christopher demonstrates how to make a free-standing marbleized fireplace and shows us how it will look in an art deco living room. Demo Directions The fireplace is broken down into a series of boxes. The first is a platform for the bottom. Rectangular boxes form each side, followed by narrow columns for accent. A thick mantle box is placed on top of the columns. Small shelves with rounded edges are placed above the side columns. A back panel extends above the mantle up to the ceiling. Trim pieces in a stepped out pattern are placed on the side panels. Wood trim on the ceiling creates a pan ceiling. SEGMENT 3 MARBLE FIREPLACE DEMO PART 2 Christopher finishes up the marble fireplace showing two marbleizing techniques. Demo Directions Black marble Spray or paint a base coat of black semi-gloss paint. Let dry. Spray the surface with water. Using light green latex paint, paint simulated streaks in a criss-cross pattern. While wet, spray again. With black paint, stipple over the green paint. Let dry. Dip a feather in white paint and pull feather through, turning and twisting to create veins. Stipple with a dry paint brush to soften lines. Spray lightly with black spray paint to soften the look. Add polyurethane to seal. White marble Using an almond color for the base, choose three shades in light, medium and darker tones (cream, medium sage green, light sage green). Pick up paint from each color onto a brush. Working in one direction, stipple and pounce the brush onto the background. Pick up one color at a time and work it in, adding contrast but blending it at the same time. Let dry. Add veining by spraying the surface with water, dipping a small foam brush into thinned out burnt sienna and dragging it over the surface. Lightly spray light blue and almond paint randomly over the surface. Dip a foam brush in white paint and add white veining. Seal with polyurethane when dry. SEGMENT 4 WHITE GLAMOUR ROOM MAKEOVER AFTER Christopher returns to describe the completed makeover of the white glamour room. SEGMENT 5 SILVER ROOM SCREEN WITH RENEE SPARKS Renée Sparks demonstrates how to create gold leaf walls, inspired by the book The Gilded Room by Kerry Skinner, for a truly glamorous look. Book The Gilded Room: Decorating with Metallic Effects, from Metal Leaf to Powders, Pastes and Paints By Kerry Skinner Demo Directions Basic Gold Leafed Wall Paint entire section of wall to be gold leaf with Red Oxide Paint using roller and tray. Allow to dry overnight. Cut Waxed Paper 41/2" X 4 1/2". You should the same number of waxed paper sheets as the gold leaf sheets you expect to use. Following directions on hand warmer place in microwave to heat. Place one sheet of cut waxed paper onto one sheet of gold leaf. Press hand warmer onto waxed paper and press firmly but gently to adhere entire gold leaf sheet to waxed paper. Set aside and repeat until all gold leaf sheets have been adhered to the waxed paper in this manner. Use small roller and tray to apply an even coat of gold leaf adhesive to the wall. Allow applied adhesive to dry until completely clear and tacky. Beginning in the uppermost corner of the wall (either right or left side), pick up one sheet of gold leaf adhered to waxed paper. With the back of the gold leaf sheet facing the wall, align the corners of the gold leaf with the corner of the wall with the dried adhesive and press gently into place. Use soft cloth to firmly rub gold leaf into place. Remove waxed paper and discard. Repeat until you have completely covered the section of dried adhesive. When entire wall has been gold leafed, use clean roller and tray to roll on a coat of varnish. Allow to dry overnight. Distressed Gold Leafed Wall Follow general instructions for gold leafed wall except for sealing with varnish. When wall has been completely gold leafed, use 0000 grade steel wool to lightly sand vertically over the gold leaf. This will "tone down" the brassiness of the gold leaf and give it a more muted effect. Wipe away steel fibers with soft cloth. Dip soft cloth into wood stain and rub over gold leafed wall. Use clean soft cloth to wipe away excess. Allow to dry overnight. Apply varnish sealer. Gold Leafed Wall with Distressing and Acanthus Leaf Stencil Follow General Instructions and Distressed Instructions except for sealing with varnish. Starting at Top of wall, use stencil tape to tape stencil into place. Pour Glorious Gold Metallic paint into paint tray. Load roller and roll off excess onto paper towel. Gently and carefully roll paint into open areas of stencil taking care not to get paint under edges of stencil. Carefully remove stencil and realign stencil in next section. Continue until all desired sections of gold leafed wall have been stenciled. Allow to dry overnight. Apply varnish sealer. Renée Sparks [email protected] Gold leaf Web: houstonart.com Acanthus Leaf All-Over Stencil from LA Stencilworks Web: lastencil.com SEGMENT 6 ONE DAY OFFICE INSTALL WITH JOE LANG We visit Joel Lang, a film production designer who, using Hollywood techniques, can transform an office with his “one-day install.” Joel Lang Email: [email protected] Show 431 – Guilty Pleasures It’s all about extravagance and indulgence. SEGMENT 1 WEEKEND HOUSES BOOK WITH GUEST AUTHOR PENELOPE ROWLANDS Christopher reveals everyone’s fantasy to escape to some fabulous hideaway. Utilizing her book Weekend Houses, author Penelope Rowland explains that it can be affordable to have a second house. She illustrates her point with photos from the book which include a simple farmhouse in Vermont and a modest indoor/outdoor home in New Mexico. SEGMENT 2 MODERN MASTER BATHROOM MAKEOVER BEFORE AND DURING Christopher shows how to get the spa feeling in your own home, by demonstrating a tract home’s bathroom makeover. Christopher shows the bathroom area as is: a toilet/bath area with a sink area just outside the door. The goal is to create a way to share the space, make it attractive and promote lingering. Christopher discusses the use of colors and how to make them flattering for your home bathroom spa. Then, we see the area in its interim building stages to see how it will connect organically with the bedroom it flows from, while still maintaining a Zen quality. SEGMENT 3 BEDROOM MAKEOVER IN-STUDIO CHRISTOPHER DEMO Christopher demonstrates a quick bedroom redo, taking mismatched pieces, working it over with a fabric wall treatment, a screen, some candles, flowers and even a sound machine to create a luxurious and inviting space. SEGMENT 4 MODERN MASTER BATHROOM MAKOVER AFTER We return to the master bathroom in its finished form, a relaxing and opulent-looking oasis from what was once a sterile space. Paint Christopher Lowell Designer Paint Collection Web: www.christopherlowell.com Wall color: Braised Cantaloupe Ceiling color: Roasted Celery Trim: Green Tea Fleetwood Homes Riverside, CA 909-351-3500 Email: [email protected] Web: www.fleetwoodhomes.com Bamboo products Loose Ends 503-390-2348 Web: looseends.com IKEA 800-434-IKEA Web: www.ikea.com Plants Trees International 888-873-3799 Web: www.treesinternational.com Rug Media Meridian 562-494-9266 Accessories Burlington Coat Factory Web: www.coat.com SEGMENT 5 THE ROMANCE OF FLOWERS - CENTERPIECES - GUEST DEMO Christopher and his guest Pat Poce author of The Romance of Flowers, create some easy centerpieces with flowers, fruits and breads. Book The Romance of Flowers By Pat Poce The Poce Place Ogden, UT 84401 801-621-4010 Email: [email protected] SEGMENT 6 BATHROOM TUBS AND FIXTURES Rick Wheeler from Le Elegant Bath displays the latest in jacuzzis, old style tubs with built-in whirlpools. Le Elegant Bath 800-422-2284 Web: www.thebathspot.com Show 432 – Horse Sense: Layer 5: Non-Upholstered Furniture Explore the workhorses of home furnishing: non-upholstered furniture, the fifth layer of Christopher’s Seven Layers of Design. SEGMENT 1 CHARLES FRADIN SHOWROOM It’s a visit with Charles Fradin and his furniture warehouse. He builds antiques for tomorrow with his selection of Beaux Arts and Cape Cod inspired wood furniture and lamps. Charles Fradin Showroom 8471 Melrose Ave West Hollywood, CA 90069-5305 323-951-1200 SEGMENT 2 Sandra Cruze of Elvis Cruze visits the studio to display her eclectic tableau painted furniture, including a headboard, footboard and armoire. Sandra Cruze Elvis Cruze (Furniture That Rocks) 55 Waverly Drive, Suite 105 Pasadena, CA 91105 626-793-1010 Email: www.elviscruze.com Web: http://elviscruze.com/ SEGMENT 3 WORKHORSES FROM ROOM REDOS Christopher shows video from previous makeover rooms that demonstrate the use of tables, built-ins, storage boxes and surfaces. Then he explains the importance of surfaces and shows pictures from the book “Built-in Furniture.” Furniture Flexsteel Furniture 800-865-SOFA Web: flexsteel.com Book Built-In Furniture By Jim Tolpin SEGMENT 4 CONSOLE AND CHAIR DEMO FROM MONOCHROMATIC ORANGE ROOM Christopher demonstrates how to make a free standing side board and matching chair. Demo Directions Build a floating leg combination by constructing two picture frame shapes and placing them at right angles. Construct a frame with mitered corners. Then cut a 45 degree miter in two opposite sides one third of the distance from one end. Flip the shorter piece up and match the miter with the longer piece. Attached purchased wooden storage drawers stacked in two or three rows at the top of the legs for a credenza. For the chair, use wider pine boards and connect the corners with biscuits routed into the edges, then apply wood glue and clamp together. Add upholstered cushion for the seat and back. SEGMENT 5 CHAIR CITY, SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN FIELD TRIP Then it’s a trip to Sheboygan, Wisconsin for the community chair project sponsored by the John Michael Kohler Arts Center where 500 people from the town create and/or decorate their own chairs. John Michael Kohler Arts Center 920-458-6144 Web: http://www.jmkac.org/ SEGMENT 6 YOU DID IT! We visit with Nancy Scofield who, for her 25th wedding anniversary asked her husband not for jewelry, but the opportunity to redo their seven room home in six weeks using all she’s learned from Christopher. Show 433 Eclectic Design Explore new creative elements. No cookie cutter designs here. SEGMENT 1 CHARLES FRADIN HOME TOUR It’s a visit to designer Charles Fradin’s Los Angeles home where he’s incorporated elements of his home town, Newport, Rhode Island. SEGMENT 2 GUEST DEMO BARBARA MCGUIRE POLYMER CLAY Then, Barbara McGuire, author of Foundations in Polymer Clay Design, shows us how to create our own artifacts and faux antiques out of polymer clay. How cool is that? Demo Directions Mix translucent clay with a small amount of colored clay. We used Primo Sculpey Clay. Run through pasta machine several times at a 3 or 4 setting. Put clay on glass panel of lantern. Trim away excess clay with a polymer clay blade. Copy an image on a copy machine. Place image face down on white clay. Burnish with a bone folder and transfer image to clay. Let sit overnight to transfer. Rubber stamp using gold pigment ink over image into clay. Trim away portion of image you want using a template. Cut same size template out of clay on the lantern. Insert the clay containing the image. Add a piece of clay snake trim where the colors join each other. Bake at 265 degrees for 20 minutes. Book Foundations in Polymer Clay Design Barbara A. McGuire The Sculpey People Email: [email protected] Web: www.claystamp.com SEGMENT 3 THOMAS LAVIN SHOWROOM Noting that eclectic design is a joyous celebration of personal taste, Christopher takes us on a trip to the showroom of interior designer Thomas Lavin. The place is filled with a combination of old and new, antique and modern. As he tells us, however, it’s all about different elements put together that make sense. Thomas Lavin Showroom Los Angeles, CA 90048 310-278-2456 Web site: www.thomaslavin.com SEGMENT 4 TEXTURED WALL - CHRISTOPHER DEMO Afterwards, Christopher demonstrates a wall treatment inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright design that’s both textured and tasteful. Demo Directions Draw geometric design on foamboard. Cut out. Save cutouts. Apply paneling putty to the back of foamboard with cutouts and glue to wall. Apply cutouts to add dimension as a second layer. Caulk edges. Mix Flexall, Fixall, paint and one box Acousti-Tex powder. Apply with paintbrush to foamboard getting into crevices. Smooth with trowel. SEGMENT 5 GUEST FRANCES SCHULTZ HARDWARE STORE CHIC Following that, designer Frances Schultz shows us how a trip to the hardware store can inspire creative design in furniture. Demo Directions Medicine cabinet: Hot glue silk flower daisies pulled off the stems around the mirror edges. Napkin rings: Use 16 inches grosgrain ribbon. Glue a rose in the center. Tie around napkin. Sprinkle flower petals around a table. Glue silk flowers around computer screen, around picture frames or around a basket. Glue petals on a wastebasket. Storage furniture: Stretch shelving boards between two 2-foot ladders. Paint. Or cut down larger step ladders to use paint holder as a shelf. A baking pan was used for fruit as a centerpiece on the table. Or try growing grass in a baking pan. Use trowels as candleholders. Double step ladder: Use shelving boards across ladder rungs. Stain. Place buckets on their sides to hold magazines. Use casters mounted to shelving boards for bookends. Frances Schultz Email: [email protected] SEGMENT 6 YOU DID IT! Last, but not least, we visit Linda Bowsky of Castle Rock, Washington who bought her own restaurant and furnished it like her own home, to create a unique dining and designing experience. Now that’s eclectic! Linda Bowsky Hattie's Restaurant 51 Cowlitz St. West Castle Rock, WA 360-274-7019 Show 434 Ferris Buehler’s Day Off (Home Office) Those who work at home will appreciate these various new design approaches to your home office. SEGMENT 1 THE CLUTTER MIRACLE WORKER, HARRIET SCHECHTER Christopher shows a series of before and after photographs of home offices and how to reinterpret the space for a work-friendly environment. Harriet Schechter, of The Miracle Worker Organizing Service and author of Conquering Chaos at Work and Let Go of the Clutter, provides tips on organizing your workspace with the help of Lisa Kanarek’s book, Home Office Life: Making a Space to Work at Home. Books: Conquering Chaos at Work and Let Go of the Clutter By Harriet Schechter The Miracle Worker Organizing Service 858-581-1241 Email: [email protected] Web: www.miracleorganizing.com Book: Home Office Life: Making a Space to Work at Home By Lisa Kanarek Email: [email protected] Web: www.homeofficelife.com Organizing products Crate and Barrel Web: crateandbarrel.com SEGMENT 2 HERMAN MILLER OFFICE FURNITURE AND HOME OFFICE DESIGN Tom Fiesman of Herman Miller shows some nifty new furniture for your home office that’s space age, convenient and fun. Furniture in a bedroom/home office space needs to do double duty. Tom introduces storage pieces, including a desk that can be reconfigured for many different purposes. Tom Fiesman Herman Miller Inc. Zeeland, MI 49464 888-443-4357 Web: hermanmiller.com SEGMENT 3 TOPDEQ HOME OFFICE For those who don’t have the option of having a separate workspace, Karen Wolf of Topdeq provides some space-saving solutions with furniture that is aesthetically pleasing but conveniently compacted into the unused space of your home. Karen Wolf Topdeq USA 866-876-3300 Email: [email protected] Web: www.topdeq.com SEGMENT 4 WORKROOM REDO/CHRISTOPHER’s STORAGE SUGGESTIONS Christopher shows photos of his previously transformed workroom in the Universal House. Christopher then demonstrates how to change your space with the ever-evolving needs of your work/guest/family room. Demo Directions Remove drawers from an old chest and use them as containers on a bookshelf. Use an old mail-sorting chest or type-setting cabinet to organize small items. Place small boxes inside a leather tray. Check out flea markets for other options. Accessories: Montaage Dallas, TX 800-365-3297 Web: www.montaage.com SEGMENT 5 WESLEY MANCINI SHOWROOM TOUR Then it’s a trip to Charlotte, N.C. to see how Wesley Mancini, fabric manufacturer, converted a mortuary into a great workspace. Wesley Mancini Ltd. Charlotte, NC 28202 704-375-4275 SEGMENT 6 MAGAZINE MAYHEM WITH FRANCES SCHULTZ Frances Schultz, freelance writer for Veranda Magazine offers some clever ideas for storing your magazines for that clutter-free look. Demo Directions Separate magazines from the rest of the mail when they come in. Go through them when you have time and cut out the pages you want to save. Create folders or notebooks in categories and file each saved article. Paint a wood clothes-drying rack and hang magazines on the rungs. When the new issue comes out, throw the previous issue away. Using another wood clothes-drying rack, organize towels. Stack decorative bed pillows onto a clothes-drying rack. Lean an old rustic latter against the wall and hang magazines on the rungs. Cluster three galvanized buckets together and place magazines inside. Frances Schultz 212-535-0810 Email: [email protected] Show 435 – Thanks for Sharing It’s all about learning to share spaces, whether you’re a spouse, a sibling, or a roommate. It’s also learning to combine both masculine and feminine elements. SEGMENT 1 BOOK VISUALS ILLUSTRATING MARS VS. VENUS We look at some photos from the several books that illustrate Christopher’s point of combining masculine and feminine tastes that both can live with. Books Showhouses By Marcie Stuchin, Susan Abramson Timeless Design By Bo Niles Junk Chic By Kathryn Elliott Rustic Artistry for the Home By Ralph R. Kylloe SEGMENT 2 LA PLANTE HOME TOUR/YOU DID IT ! HOLODNAK HOME We visit the home of Phillip and Laurie LaPlante a couple with different tastes in their Newport Beach, California home. She likes antiques. He likes modern design. Their house uses traditional materials with contemporary touches. Share and share alike. Afterwards, we visit the San Diego home of Lisa and David Holodnak who, working together, transformed their tract home into something special. SEGMENT 3 HOME REPAIR FOR WOMEN WITH ALISON JENKINS Alison Jenkins, author of 100 Things You Don’t Need a Man For, gives the single person tips on how to do home fixing herself. She gives a quick lesson as to what tools should go inside a handy and practical toolbox. Then she shows us how to resurface a cabinet door with a modern steel look. Demo Directions Base coat the cabinet door with latex paint. Have home improvement store cut sheet metal to appropriate side. Drill holes in the corners of the metal or use an awl to create holes. Pre-drill holes in the cabinet door wood at corners and for handles. Screw metal to doors at corners. Book 100 Things You Don’t Need a Man For By Alison Jenkins SEGMENT 4 VENETIAN BLIND DIVIDER Christopher demonstrates how to divide spaces in a shared children’s room, using Levelor blinds. It’s a psychological separation! Demo Directions Construct a frame from MDF and mount to the ceiling. Provide support rails from side to side to provide strength and keep it square. Mount rails flush to the top of the frame to attach to the ceiling. Mark the position of the blinds on each side and end to end leaving a little space in between for the blind bracket hardware. SEGMENT 5 GRANDPA’s GUEST ROOM WITH EILEEN PAULIN Eileen Paulin from Romantic Homes Magazine takes us on a tour of a grandfather’s newer smaller apartment and how she helped him make his eight grandchildren feel welcome despite the limited space. Eileen Paulin Romantic Homes Subscription: P.O. Box 420661 Palm Coast, FL 32142 800 829-7830 714-939-9991 x235 Email: [email protected] Web: www.romantichomes.com SEGMENT 6 LA PETITE MAISONS PLAYHOUSES We visit the unique play house created by Michelle Pollack for her two daughters Abby and Amanda. It’s a life sized miniature of the Michelle’s luxury home and abuts her property. La Petite Maison Playhouses, Inc. 877-404-1184 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.lapetitemaison.com/ Show 436 – Partee Show It’s all about entertaining and opening your home to family and friends. SEGMENT 1 CROWD PLEASING PARTIES WITH GUEST RANDY FUHRMAN First, Randy Furman of Creative Concepts poses some creative concepts for entertaining, using martini glasses as both drink and food holders and creating a whimsical but elegant spread. Randy Fuhrman Creative Concepts Los Angeles, CA 90068 323-860-0900 Email: [email protected] Web: www.creativeconceptusa.com SEGMENT 2 PAPER TABLE DECORATIONS Genevieve Sterbenz, author of the Instant Gratification series demonstrates how to make elegant tabletops on a shoestring budget, creating cards, candles, ornaments and a centerpiece. Demo Directions Wrap cardboard boxes with brightly colored tissue paper. Load rubber stamp (small design) with gold paint and stamp designs over the tissue paper. Or use a gold marker to hand draw designs on the tissue. Tie decorative ribbon to the boxes. Stack several in the center of the table for a centerpiece. Napkins: Use scalloped scissors to cut decorative edges on napkins. Add adhesive backed round dots from the office supply store to the edges. Plates: Cut scallops around the edges of paper plates. Add adhesive backed dots from the office supply store to the edges. Plastic silverware: Tie ribbons around a place setting of plastic silverware. Add adhesive backed dots to the ends of the ribbons. Open decorative napkin and place it inside a plastic champagne glass. Stand the plastic silverware in the center of the glass. Books: Instant Gratification series (check bookstore for individual titles) Genevieve and Carol Endler Sterbenz Sterbenz & Sterbenz New York, NY 10022 212-754-6008 SEGMENT 3 DINING BY DESIGN AIDS BENEFIT TABLETOPS Designer David Desmond shows some photos of a variety elegant tablescapes created for an AIDS charity event, Dining By Design in Santa Monica, CA. SEGMENT 4 David builds an elegant tablescape in the studio. David Desmond Design Los Angeles, CA 90046-4503 323-650-0492 Email: [email protected] Web: www.daviddesmond.com SEGMENT 5 WEDDING CAKE DECORATING WITH MARGARET BRAUN Margaret Braun, author of Cakewalk: Adventures with Sugar, demonstrates how to make a tiered wedding cake, wrapping it in sugar paste and painting it with food coloring. Book: Cakewalk: Adventures with Sugar By Margaret Braun 212-929-1582 Email: [email protected] Web: www.margaretbraun.com SEGMENT 6 TWO CENTERPIECES - CHRISTOPHER DEMO/IMPOSTERS SOFT SCULPTURE Christopher demonstrates how to make two types of centerpieces, a tall dramatic one that doesn’t obstruct the view of your dining companions and a stairstep version with a Zen feeling. Demo Directions 1st centerpiece: Spray paint three half inch wood dowels. When dry, push them into a styrofoam ball to create legs. Pull the flower tops from silk flowers. Hot glue or push the flowers into the styrofoam ball. Wind silk ivy around the dowels. 2nd centerpiece: Construct a stairstep planter from MDF with each portion being the size of desired flower pots. Cut a stairstep shape from luan for the front and back of the planter. Attach the front and back to the frame. Paint planter black and add pots of blooming flowers as desired. Kelly Nolan joins Christopher in the studio with her life-size and life-like Imposters, soft sculpture statues that can enhance a party or a home. Susan or Kelly Nolan Santa Barbara, CA 93101 805-963-1965 Email: [email protected] Web: www.nolanpeople.com Show 437 Double Duty Rooms It’s all about making the most out of every available space, and making your spaces work overtime. SEGMENT 1 MODERN DEN/GUEST ROOM MAKEOVER BEFORE AND DURING Christopher takes us on a step-by-step process of creating a living room/guest room in a 10’x10’ area. Then, we see the room in progress, with built-in bookshelves along one wall and folding Space-X doors that fold out to create a separate den area from the rest of the living room. SEGMENT 2 DEN SHELVES, CHRISTOPHER DEMO Christopher demonstrates how to build the wall shelves using MDF, with different options for painting. SEGMENT 3 MODERN DEN/GUEST ROOM MAKEOVER AFTER We see the finished room which is elegantly furnished and works as both a den and a guest room with doors that close the room off for privacy. In the studio, Christopher shows us some creative beds that double the living space – they fold up into an armoire and even create a dining room table, functioning as three different things in one. Fleetwood Homes Riverside, CA 909-351-3500 Email: [email protected] Web: www.fleetwoodhomes.com Paint Christopher Lowell Designer Paint Collection Web: christopherlowell.com Wall color: Mocha Mauve, Portabella Ceiling color: Walnut Shell Trim: Bitter Cocoa Folding Doors SpaceX Doors 800-262-9464 Web: spacexdoors.com Leather sofa, case goods, drapes Broyhilll Furniture 828-758-3328 Web: broyhillfurn.com Accessories, bedding Burlington Coat Factory Web: www.coat.com Plants Trees International 888-873-3799 Web: treesinternational.com Lamps Casual Lamps 213-321-0180 Beds Innova 685 West End Ave. New York City 10025 866-528-2804 Web: www.inovallc.com SEGMENT 4 SMALL HOUSE, BIG STYLE BOOK WITH AUTHOR PAULA MARSHALL Christopher welcomes the author of Small House, Big Style, Paula Marshall shows us some illustrations from her book which incorporate the idea of maximizing space. Book Small House, Big Style By Paula Marshall SEGMENT 5 KURT CYR'S LIBRARY/GUEST ROOM Interior designer Kurt Cyr invites us into his home where he shows us how he had to combine his library and guest bedroom into one workable space. Book: Centerpieces Through The Years By Kurt Cyr Self published, available on his web site www.kurtcyr.com or call 1-877-KURTCYR (587-8297) Kurt Cyr, Author and Interior Designer Web: www.kurtcyr.com SEGMENT 6 BIG CITY JUNK BOOK Mary Randolph Carter, author of Big City Junk, shows how to make your collectibles/junk work for you as art and accessories. Some examples include a old wheelchair and an old locker storage space. Book: Big City Junk By Mary Randolph Carter New York, NY 212-318-7130 Email: [email protected] Web: www.carterjunk.com Show 438 – Walk into the Light It’s all about Layer Seven of Christopher’s Seven Layers of Design. That is, plants and lighting and how they make a great tag team to create shadow and texture for our rooms. SEGMENT 1 LIGHT SHOW AND TELL FROM CHRISTOPHER’S MAKEOVERS Christopher takes on a tour of several room redos to show how plants, lamps and candles create drama and warmth. SEGMENT 2 GUEST KIM LINER FROM HUNTER DOUGLAS Kim Kiner from Hunter Douglas illustrates how natural light can give any room a warm airy feeling by showing us photos from the book Beautiful Windows. She also shows us a sampling of different types of shading including Jubliance Roman Shades, Duet Honeycomb Shades, woven woods, beach shutters and Luminette Privacy Sheers and Silhouette Window Shading. Kim Kiner Hunter Douglas 888 438-4397 Email: [email protected] Web: hunterdouglas.com Book Beautiful Windows By Hunter Douglas SEGMENT 3 SHADES OF LIGHT WITH ASHTON HARRISON Ashton Harrison from Shades of Light shows how different lampshades work with us different lamp bases. Rule of thumb: The width of the shade should not exceed the height of the base of the lamp. Shades of Light 4924 West Broad Street Richmond, VA 23230 800-262-6612 Email: [email protected] Web: www.shadesoflight.com SEGMENT 4 CHRISTOPHER DEMO – PLEXIGLAS LIGHTS Christopher shows us how to make two different types of lighting designs, a box with Plexiglas beams and a Mondrian-like wall sconce with colored Plexiglas squares. Demo Directions Plexiglas Box Light: Use scraps of Plexiglas from a vendor in different shapes and sizes. The basic shapes used were rectangular. Clean well to remove oils. Put Plexiglas adhesive into a needle nose bottle dispenser for precise distribution. Arrange Plexiglas pieces in dimensional arrangement with pieces on top of each other. Adhere pieces together. Transfer footprint of Plexiglas arrangement to MDF and trace. Cut out design with a jig saw. Construct a five sided box from MDF using the piece with the cutout as the top. Glue Plexiglas structure into the top of the cutout. Place uplight in bottom of box. Plexiglas wall sconce: Mount a fluorescent light to a piece of MDF. Cut squares of Plexiglas and drill holes in the center of each side of all squares. Drill holes in two flexible metal straps to correspond with the holes in the Plexiglas squares. Bend the metal strips and attach to the sides of the MDF top and bottom. Place “S” hooks in the holes of the squares and hook all together. Suspend Plexiglas structure between the metal straps. Mount to wall. SEGMENT 5 Kathleen Kosyk from HomeandDreams.com demonstrates how to create light sources in a room with no windows. Reproductions include an altar, angel wings, mirror, valance with mural, and a clock. Check web site for product information. Kathleen Kosyk HomeandDreams.com Email: [email protected] Web: www.homeanddreams.com SEGMENT 6 TREES INTERNATIONAL AND b9 FURNITURE Tanya Ramos of Trees International displays various silk plants that look as good as the real thing and spruce up any home. Critz Campbell of b9 Furniture displays his own creation, chairs that are lamps as well. Tanya Ramos Trees International 888-873-3799 Email: [email protected] Web: www.treesinternational.com Critz Campbell b9 Furniture P.O. Box 12387 Chicago, IL 60612 773-533-1985 Email: [email protected] Web: www.b9furniture.com Show 439 – Out on a Whim Explore fanciful interiors with just a touch of whimsy. SEGMENT 1 THE ENCHANTED PLACE WITH MARTHA YOUNG We visit Atlanta’s The Enchanted Place, a retail shop that’s home to the creations of artist and illustrator Martha Young. Her creations are called Wimbles, human-like creatures who are magical, and the store reflects that quality. SEGMENT 2 WHIMSICAL BATHROOM IDEAS with MARY GILLIATT Mary Gilliatt author of Mary Gilliatt’s Interior Design Course demonstrates how to make your… uh… throne into a… well… throne and other whimsical ideas for your bathroom, including a nude statue towel and bathrobe holder and a whimsical spa. Book Mary Gilliatt’s Interior Design Course By Mary Gilliatt Mary Gilliatt Vaucluse, France Email: [email protected] SEGMENT 3 GUEST DEMO MIXED MEDIA WALL TREATMENT WITH JENNIFER OLEFF Muralist Jennifer Oleff demonstrates how to paint an easy mural even if you don’t have any talent. Demo Directions Protect floor with drop cloth taped to the floor. Cut illustration boards into various sizes. Spray the back of the boards and the wall where it will be attached with spray adhesive. Overlap the boards to create multiple levels. Tear textured tissue paper to eliminate straight edges. Apply matte medium (or watered down white glue) to area where tissue will be attached. Brush matte medium over top of tissue paper allowing tissue to wrinkle. Let dry. Use gesso or flat paint to cover entire wall using a roller. Cover entire space with medium/dark pastel colors using the long side of the pastel stick. Smear with hands or gloves. Add medium/light pastels to highlight shapes created by illustration boards. Use a dust mask for this step. Seal with spray sealer. Jennifer Oleff Email: [email protected] Web: www.artasyoulikeit.com SEGMENT 4 CHRISTOPHER DEMO GYPSY WAGON DESK Christopher demonstrates how to make a whimsical piece of furniture, in this case, a gypsy carriage storage piece, the centerpiece to a room. Demo Directions With 2 by 4s, build the support frame for the base with a vertical frame on each end and a four-sided frame between. From luan cut template for the wheels and transfer it to MDF to cut two pieces, one for the front and one for the back. Attach to the frame at each end. Cut two MDF pieces with scroll cutouts at the top and bottom for the sides of the desk. Add a bottom piece made from MDF to the top of the frame. Construct cubbies and shelves as desired. Add a top piece made from MDF. Cut out scrolled pieces of MDF to extend above the top for decoration. For the decorative facade make a template from luan and transfer to MDF using desired design to cover the edges of the shelves and cubbies. Cut the fold-out desk piece and attach with hinges to the front of the desk at the frame. Use screw eyes and rope to connect the desk at the sides. Cut rounded corners on MDF pieces for shutters. Paint in a whimsical style with bright colors. SEGMENT 5 TRICKS WITH ROPE WITH GUEST JULIA HAMILTON Julia Hamilton from Southern Living Magazine show some great ideas for accenting mundane accessories and flea market finds with rope. Demo Directions With low temp hot glue, glue hemp rope to the sides of a glass vase starting at the bottom and spiraling up to the top. Hot glue twine on top of the rope in a squiggly pattern. Hold in place with pins until the glue is dry. Wrap a lamp base with rope, hot gluing it in place at various locations. When you get to the top, cut off the rope and bind it in place with other string. Wrap the handle of a spoon by placing twine along the back of the handle with 3 inches excess extending over the spoon. Start at the top of the handle and wrap over the twine extending along the handle. Tie ends together. And cut off ends. Cut 1/2-inch plywood in an oval shape with an oval cutout in the center. Wrap rope around the opening in the center and spiral the rope along the face of the plywood until the front is covered with rope. Place a mirror on the back to cover the opening. Julia Hamilton P.O. Box 523 Birmingham, AL 35201 Southern Living Magazine Web: www.southernliving.com SEGMENT 6 YOU DID IT! We visit the home of Mary Finley who did not the fact that she’s legally blind impede her from creating whimsically themed rooms for her children and her entire home. Show 440 – Around the World in 80 Days Explore design ideas from around the world. SEGMENT 1 Christopher shows us some photo illustrations of international design or décor influenced by such design from the books In Touch, Wabi Sabi Style, Safari Chic, The English Room and La Dolce Vita. Bedding The Christopher Lowell Home Collection Burlington Coat Factory Web: www.coat.com China Sea Asian Loom Books: In Touch By Kelly Hoppen Wabi Sabi Style By James Crowley Safari Chic: Wild Exteriors and Polished Interiors of Africa By Bibi Jordan The English Room By Chippy Irvine La Dolce Vita: Living in Italy By: Catherine Fairweather SEGMENT 2 CASA NUEVA ON THE LAKE We visit the home of Malia Evans interior designed by Steve Cheroske with an Old World Spanish feeling. It’s deep, dark and rich interiors here. SEGMENT 3 ROOM REDO ROCK THE KASBAH We take the road to Morocco with a lesson in that style of design by Beth Hassid who displays her wares: trunks, tables, vases, copper lanterns and chairs with a Moroccan influence. Beth Hassid Darna International Los Angeles, CA 90058 213-749-0841 Email: [email protected] SEGMENT 4 DUTCH GERMAN TRUNK DEMO We move on to Germany with a demonstration by Susan Pickering-Rothamel on how to make an Alpine trunk. Demo Directions Select painted designs from Bavarian designs. Color copy and blow up desired pattern. Trace onto packing material. Cut out a stencil from packing material. Apply acrylic medium paste over the stencil using a spackling knife. Pull up stencil while medium is still wet. Let dry. The material is called 101 Artist Cement by USArtQuest. If you're doing a vertical surface, apply the medium to a piece of paper and when dry, tear away the excess paper and apply the design to the vertical surface like an applique. To gild, apply the adhesive with an artist brush. Let dry until tacky. Add gold leaf over the adhesive. Burnish with a sponge or brush. Glaze by mixing acrylic paint and glazing material. Apply a thin coat over the base coat and wipe excess away. Use many colors and layer them for the Bavarian look. Susan Pickering Rothamel US ArtQuest 800-200-7848 Email: [email protected] Web: www.usartquest.com SEGMENT 5 GUEST ROOM REDO WITH SVENSKA MOBLER We visit with Andrew Wilder of Svenska Möbler and his Swedish furniture from the thirties and forties that seems a middle ground between contemporary and tradition. Andrew Wilder Svenska Möbler 154 North LaBrea Los Angeles, CA 90036 323-934-4452 Email: [email protected] Web: www.svenskamobler.com SEGMENT 6 RIO GLAM TABLESCAPE - CHRISTOPHER DEMO We fly down to Rio as Christopher demonstrates a tablescape inspired by the fruit hats of Carmen Miranda and photos from the book Screen Style. Demo Directions Cut the bottom and lid from a vegetable can and remove the label. Cut a slit in the side for the electrical cord of an uplight. Place the can over the uplight. Purchase an inexpensive plastic wastebasket and cut a small hole in the bottom for the electrical cord. Insulate the can and uplight with aluminum foil. Place pebbles in the bottom of the wastebasket. Place the insulated can and uplight on top of the pebbles. Using Great Stuff expandable insulating foam and stray it around the inside of wastebasket around the uplight. Mount wastebasket to a plywood round. From an upholstery store, cut large elephant palm leaves from thin upholstery foam. Using spray adhesive, spray one side of two leaves and sandwich a piece of heavy gauge wire between. Bend the wire to simulate palm leaves. Stick the wire ends into the foam. Spray the foam leaves in different color spray paint. Roll them in glitter. Book Forties Screen Style: A Celebration of High Pastiche in Hollywood (Architecture and Film, 4) By Howard Mandelbaum, Eric Myers Show 441 – Monochromatic Explore all aspects and styles of monochromatic design. It’s all about color and how a variation on a subtle palette of simple color provides a textural layering of hue compatible shades in a single theme setting. SEGMENT 1 THE MONOCHROME HOME BOOK SHOW AND TELL Christopher shows us some photos from the books “The Monochrome Home,” “Interiors in Red” and “Interiors in Yellow” to see examples of monochromatic design. Then, we see an example of when white works visiting the Los Angeles store Pom Pom and owner Hilda Leiaghat who explains how to create a white monochromatic vignette with hints of silver or traces of a color and repeating it throughout. Books: The Monochrome Home By Kelly Hoppen, Thomas Stewart Interiors in Red By Editors at Rockport Publishers Interiors in Yellow By Editors at Rockport Publishers Pom Pom Store Hilda Leiaghat 326 N. La Brea Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90036 or 6819 Melrose Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90038 Web: www.pompominteriors.com SEGMENT 2 MONOCHROMATIC ROOM REDO BEFORE AND DURING Christopher takes us on a step-by-step process of building a monochromatic room, starting with an upholstered wall treatment all inspired by a dayglo orange purse. Then, we see the room in progress with the upholstered walls and accent fabrics. SEGMENT 3 CHRISTOPHER’S PADDED UPHOLSTERED WALL DEMO CHRISTOPHER’S FAUX PAINTED QUILTED WALL DEMO Christopher demonstrates how to create the padded wall that was seen in the room, using a Stanley measuring tool to determine the amount of fabric needed. Then he demonstrates how to create a faux quilted wall with paint, creating a trompe l’oeil depth. IntelliMeasure By Stanleyworks Web: stanleyworks.com Web: stanleytools.com SEGMENT 4 MONOCHROMATIC ROOM MAKEOVER AFTER We take a look at the finished monochromatic room with orange as the pre-dominant color to see how it all works together. Accessories Christopher Lowell Home Collection Burlington Coat Factory Web: www.coat.com Furniture Christopher Lowell Furniture Collection Flexsteel 800-865-SOFA Web: flexsteel.com SEGMENT 5 MOOD INDIGO WITH GUEST VINNY LEE Vinny Lee, author of Mood Indigo joins Christopher in the studio to discuss the emotional response to color, showing some photos from her book. Book: Mood Indigo By Vinny Lee Vinny Lee 212 North Block, County Hall Westminster Bridgerd London SE17PB ENGLAND SEGMENT 6 CAROL SOUCEK KING HOME TOUR We visit with Carol Soucek King who uses Mother Nature as a guide for her home’s soothing palette. It’s all about the fine art of relaxing, letting go of stress and creating a sense of calm and tranquility. First up, Christopher illustrates his theme using photos from the book “Designing with Spirituality,” showing how to achieve the great nurturing quality along with design. The spiritual journey continues with the sounds of running water and a visit to Thomas Schoos’ store full of items that can transform your home space to a zen palace. In the studio, we see a room redone by Thomas with his fountains and minigardens, a Water hyacinth couch and chair. Bradley Mee, author of “Design is in the Details” demonstrates how to redo a room and create a private oasis through the use of paint, furniture, and placement of accessories. He shows a few more examples of tranquil rooms from his book. Then, it’s a visit to Karl Kemp’s furniture showroom to see examples of old world calm in the form of some beautiful Beidermeier pieces. Following that, lifestylist Karen Hartman demonstrates how to go that extra mile for your houseguest by supplying an inviting house welcoming gift in the form of a fun made out of gummibears, spicy peppers, or, even feather dusters. Finally, Christopher demonstrates how to make a great tray that will allow you to luxuriate in bed and still have a nosh, read the paper, and generally pamper yourself. Now that’s relaxing! CONTACT INFO: Brad Mee 77 E. Country Club Drive Phoenix, AZ 85014 [email protected] Karen Hartman Ph: 323-655-7469 [email protected] www.karenhartman.com Michael Berman 607 North Huntley Drive Ph: 310-854-1141 Fx: 310-854-1924 [email protected] www.schoos.com Show 442 A-calm-adations It’s all about the fine art of relaxing, letting go of stress and creating a sense of calm and tranquility. SEGMENT 1 DESIGNING WITH SPIRITUALITY Christopher illustrates his theme using photos from the book Designing with Spirituality, showing how to achieve the great nurturing quality along with design. Book Designing with Spirituality: The Creative Touch By Carol Soucek King SEGMENT 2 WATER DESIGN WITH THOMAS SCHOOS The spiritual journey continues with the sounds of running water and a studio demo by Thomas Schoos who shows one of his fountains. He also shows indoor mini-gardens and a room redone with his fountains, mini-gardens, a water hyacinth couch and chair. Thomas Schoos Designs Inc. Shoos Haus 8618 Melrose Ave. West Hollywood, CA 90069 310-854-1141 Web: www.schoos.com Email: [email protected] SEGMENT 3 DESIGN IS IN THE DETAILS WITH BRADLEY MEE Bradley Mee, author of Design is in the Details demonstrates how to redo a room and create a private oasis through the use of paint, furniture and placement of accessories. He shows a few more examples of tranquil rooms from his book. Book Design is in the Details By Bradley Mee Phoenix, AZ 85014 Email: [email protected] SEGMENT 4 BEAUTY FOR THE BOURGEOIS It’s a visit to Karl Kemp’s furniture showroom to see examples of old world calm in the form of some beautiful Biedermeier pieces. SEGMENT 5 GIFT HATS WITH KAREN HARTMAN Life stylist Karen Hartman demonstrates how to make unique house warming gifts by making themed hats. For example, she showed a "south of the border" hat with taco chips, salsa, hot peppers, etc. Karen Hartman Karen Hartman Enterprises 323-655-7469 Email: [email protected] Web: www.karenhartman.com SEGMENT 6 TRAY CHIC BED TRAY CHRISTOPHER DEMO Christopher demonstrates how to make two trays, a bed tray and a bamboo tray to display candles or plants. Show 443 – Indoor Alfresco How do you create harmonious homes from the outside in? Christopher shows us how, by bringing the spirit of the outdoors in. SEGMENT 1 GREEN THUMB GATHERING Mark Held of Mark’s Garden shows us a great indoor garden that serves as a dining area as well, and a buffet made with the same organic design. Sheared and trimmed boxwood hedges make it geometric and clean. Mark Held Mark's Garden 13838 Ventura Blvd. Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 818-906-1718 SEGMENT 2 TRADITIONAL RETREAT ROOM MAKEOVER BEFORE AND DURING Christopher takes us through the step-by-step process of incorporating nature into an otherwise boring room. He plans the space and then shows us the room in progress, where he’s created a window sitting box. SEGMENT 3 CHRISTOPHER DEMO - BUILT IN SEATING Christopher demonstrates in the studio how to build the wall to wall bench from the room, using MDF and creating a terra cotta, earthy tone. SEGMENT 4 TRADITIONAL RETREAT ROOM MAKEOVER AFTER We see the room in its finished form, a breath of fresh air, with the walls a simulated Venetian plaster. Fleetwood Homes Riverside, CA 909-351-3500 Email: [email protected] Web: www.fleetwoodhomes.com Venetian Walls TexSton 800-788-7113 Web: texston.com Paint Christopher Lowell Designer Paint Collection Web: christopherlowell.com Ceiling color: Cookie Dough Rub Oriental Weavers of America 800-858-5749 Web: owarug.com Ottoman Flexsteel Industries 800-685-SOFA Web: flexsteel.com Fabraic Waverly Fabarics Web: decoratewaverly.com Pillows, Accessories IKEA 800-434-IKEA Web: www.ikea.com Plants Trees International 888-873-3799 Web: www.treesinternational.com Lamps Casual Lamps 213-321-0180 SEGMENT 5 POETRY STONES DEMO FROM FERN'S GARDEN Lady Hilda Von Wimbleshot shows us how to make poetry stones for the garden. Demo Directions Mix concrete to the consistency of stiff brownie batter. Place form onto plywood board covered with plastic. Trowel concrete mixture into form. Level off the top with a trowel. Choose the letters for the word and place them on top of the brick. Do not press down yet. If a letter is used more than once, place it in its first place, then move it to its second position. Press letters down. Remove letter after pressing. Remove the frame from the brick and smooth corners. Add pieces of glass, ceramic or make designs with a craft stick. Allow to cure for 72 hrs. Lady Hilda Von Wimbleshot c/o Fern’s Garden Los Alamitos, CA 90720 800-759-0871 Email: [email protected] Web: www.fernsgarden.com SEGMENT 6 INDOOR PICNIC WITH RANDY FUHRMAN Event planner Randy Fuhrman treats us to some great food ideas either an indoor or outdoor picnic. Randy Fuhrman Los Angeles, CA 90068 Ph: 323-860-0900 Email: [email protected] Web: www.creativeconceptusa.com Show 444 Transformation It’s about raising your creative, putting aside fears, and embracing the creative process. SEGMENT 1 EVER EVOLVING HOME, WESLEY MANCINI HOME TOUR It’s a visit to fabric designer Wesley Mancini’s home. Wesley explains how he remodels his house when he feels his fabric is outdated. He also displays his stately and comfortable rooms with eclectic collection of artifacts, which blend different sensibilities together. Wesley Mancini Ltd. Charlotte, NC 28202 704-375-4275 SEGMENT 2 ONE TREE WITH AUTHOR PETER TOAIG Peter Toaig co-author of Onetree describes his project developed to maximize the creative use of one single tree and to raise public awareness of the value of trees. .He displays some photographs from the book as well as showing actual objects made from the tree. The exhibition is touring Great Britain and unfortunately is not scheduled to tour the US. Book: Onetree By Garry Olson, Peter Toaig and Robert Walker Hillside House, The Cross Kippen, Stirling FK8 3DS UK Email: [email protected] Web: www.onetree.org.uk SEGMENT 3 GUEST ROOM REDO FROM FOUND OBJECTS WITH STEVE CHEROSKE Designer Steve Cheroske shows us how to transform a room on the cheap, utilizing found objects from flea markets and restoring or painting them in a way that brings out their beauty. Items included tables from thrift stores for $150 and $250, a pair of damaged chairs for $500, a display screen from a store that went out of business for $75 and a bed from a second hand furniture store for $250. Steve demonstrates how to do the finish on the bed. Demo Directions Clean existing finish. Brush on water-based red paint with the grain of the wood and immediately wipe excess away with a cloth, wiping in the direction of the wood grain. For a deeper red, add more paint. When dry, apply a clear coat sealer. The entire bed took only 45 minutes to do. Steven Cheroske, Designer Palm Springs, CA 92262 760-320-4020 Email: [email protected] SEGMENT 4 JOHN C. CAMPBELL FOLK SCHOOL It’s a visit to the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina. Adults are instructed in the fine art of craftsmanship, which includes chair caning, broom making and basket weaving, cooking and dance. John C. Campbell Folk School 800 FOLK SCH 828-837-2775 Web: http://www.folkschool.org/ SEGMENT 5 CHRISTOPHER DEMO Christopher demonstrates how to find new uses for common items by transforming teapots into lamps. Then, he gives a quick survey of cool tools that make transformation quick, easy and painless, using plain unfinished furniture as the perfect canvas to work on. Demo Directions Teapot lamp: Clean silver teapot. Remove the top handle of the lid by piercing the lid from underneath with an awl. Then drill through until the top is removed. Or if the handle is screwed on, remove the screw. Drill a hole in the bottom of the teapot. Install a purchased lamp kit following the instructions that come with the kit. If the components are gold or brass, spray paint the outside only with silver paint. SEGMENT 6 ROTO ZIP CUT-OUTS Nikki Kreuger of the Roto Zip Tool Corporation, demonstrates how to use the Roto Zip Spiral Saw to transform wood into art. Roto Zip Tools 877-ROTOZIP Web: www.rotozip.com Email: [email protected] Show 445 Shifting Into Neutral It’s Christopher’s Seven Layers of Design with a twist: this time it’s about redoing the layers with the furniture and accessories that you already have. Christopher starts with a room furnished with a hodgepodge of mismatched furniture, old upholstery, various accessories, framed pictures hung haphazardly, etc. SEGMENT 1 SET UP DILEMMA Christopher tours the room with mismatched furniture pieces, accessories that are placed randomly and furniture arrangement that doesn’t work. Christopher strategizes the overall plan in implementing his seven layers of design, It’s all about “adding to” what it already there. Then, it’s on to the layers. SEGMENT 2 LAYERS 1 AND 2: PAINT, ARCHITECTURE AND FLOORING Starting with Layers One and Two: paint, architecture and installed flooring, Christopher chooses a background color to match the window treatments, then chooses an accent color for bookshelves to add architecture to the room. The architecture adds drama and symmetry to the room and brings the eye up. The wall color provides a neutral background on which six more layers will be added. Paint color: Wall: Potato Trim: Walnut Shell SEGMENT 3 LAYERS 3 AND 4: UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE, ACCENT FABRICS Next, it’s Layers Three and Four: upholstered furniture and accent fabrics. Christopher decides on simple slipcovers made from a neutral solid fabric for the couch and three chairs. Then, on paper he works on furniture placement. He adds pillows with striped and textured accent fabrics. Fabric Stroheim and Romann Web: www.stroheim.com SEGMENT 4 LAYER 5: NON-UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE Onto Layer Number Five: the non-upholstered furniture or the workhorses of the room. Since the pieces vary in quality, he decides to paint them the accent color to unify the room. SEGMENT 5: LAYER 6: ACCESSORIES In Layer Number Six, Christopher rearranges the accessories that were once strewn about haphazardly to create some still-lifes. He organizes similar accessories together. He framed all the playbills with the same picture frames and grouped them together into a collection. The marble boxes were clustered on the coffee table along with large books. SEGMENT 6: LAYER 7: PLANTS AND LIGHTING; CHRISTOPHER LAMPSHADE DEMO Finally, in Layer Number Seven, it’s the addition of plants and lighting. Christopher demonstrates how to turn old lampshades into elegant items. It’s all about working with what you have and tapping into your creativity! Demo Directions Purchase a lampshade kit with self-adhesive on the shade. Remove the paper template and cut desired fabric an inch larger than the template. Apply the fabric to the adhesive on the lampshade, smoothing from top to bottom. At the back seam, fold fabric and hot glue. Turn excess fabric to the back and hot glue to the inside. Hot glue braided trim, corded trim or fringe to the bottom edge. Show 446 You Did It! Awards It’s all about celebrating the viewer for the Second Annual “You Did It!” Awards. The show rewards the talent and creativity of the viewers who were inspired enough by the show to make changes in their homes and lives. SEGMENT 1 BEST DESIGNING UNDER STRESS AWARD The first award is Best Designing Under Stress. The recipients include: Rossanna Mayer, a mother of triplets, who redid her home; Dana Hope, a woman suffering from a damaged immune system, who with her husband built a prescription house out of hypoallergenic materials for an extra clean environment; and Valerie Vance who suffers from fibromyalgia and redid her home in the style of old New Orleans. SEGMENT 2 BEST USE OF SMALL SPACES AWARD The Best Use of Small Spaces Award goes to: Sharon Agnew who transformed her small condo in Hawaii into a grand home; Alan Nelson who chose to redecorate his small Chicago apartment rather than move; and Deborah Pellicot who, having done all she could on her small, Teaneck, New Jersey home, designed a dollhouse inspired by the Christopher Lowell Show. SEGMENT 3 BEST INTERNATIONAL STYLE AWARD For Best International Style, Gina and Gene Gardner get kudos for creating an Italianstyle villa on their Springfield, Utah property. Also, Marilla Duffles gets a nod for infusing each room in her Florida home with elements from the various places she’s traveled, including a Provence-style kitchen, a porch like an English conservatory, and a bedroom inspired by Indian and African design. And, Douglas Walton who wanted to live in a museum when he was a child, and realized those dreams by creating a museumlike domicile. SEGMENT 4 BEST REASONS TO INVITE GUESTS OVER AWARD For the Best Reasons to Invite Guests Over, awards go to: Paul Jensen who re-opened a 270 year-old building in Gloucester, Massachusetts as an inn; Pamela Charwyn of Oceanside, Queens who allows her children to come up with a theme for Christmas every year to inspire their creativity; and Glenda Smith of Washington, who has theme tea parties. SEGMENT 5 BEST RECYCLING/RE-USE OF MATERIALS AWARD The next award is for Best Recycling/Re-Use of Materials. Accolades go to: Kenneth Tuttle who recreated a 19th Century village by the Kennebunk River in Maine by buying old buildings and restoring them; Ardis, an artist who built her home with architectural details from an old convent; and Sarah McNamara of San Antonio, who utilizes old materials in and around her home. SEGMENT 6 “YOU DID IT! SPIRIT AWARD Finally, the “You Did It!” Spirit Award goes to Lena Beechert who, when her home burned down, found a new home in an 1800’s building that was once a schoolhouse. As she designed and decorated the new house, she served as an example for her husband and children, proving that you don’t have to lose everything just because you have challenges. In this award ceremony, everyone goes home a winner! Event Planner/Food Randy Fuhrman Randy Fuhrman’s Creative Concepts 2121 N. Bronson Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90068 323- 860-0900 Web: www.creativeconceptusa.com and www.browniepts.com Email: [email protected] Show 447 – Holiday Show It’s all about having a stress-free holiday that’s memorable for all. SEGMENT 1 TOUR OF THE POINT RESORT It’s a trip to the exclusive Upstate New York inn, The Point. Christopher talks with the owners David and Christie Garrett about the spirit of this cozy eleven room hotel in the Adirondacks. The key is maintaining the natural beauty and keeping a sense of an unspoiled time. The Point Resort P.O. Box 1327 Saranac Lake, NY 12983 800-255-3530 Web: http://thepointresort.com/ SEGMENT 2 HOLIDAY GARLAND DISPLAYS WITH PAMELA GREEN/CANDLESTICK DEMO Getting into the holiday spirit, Pamela Green of Pamela Green Interiors shows us how to decorate for the holidays using garlands festooned over the mantel in asymmetrical fashion and meshing the colors of the Christmas Tree with those of your interior. Next, Pamela shows how to dress up candlesticks both with and without candles, making festive centerpieces. Demo Directions Candle bobeches made from glass or brass prevent drips. Make candle bracelets with beads or crystals. Try placing ornaments into candlesticks and clustering them. Centerpiece In a large silver candleholder, anchor a round styrofoam ball with floral tape. Cover the ball with moss using floral pins. Add floral picks to bunches of faux grape bunches and push them into the foam ball. Add leaves, fruit, ornaments of different sizes and silk flowers. SEGMENT 3 CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT COLLECTION WITH CLARA SCROGGINS Clara Scroggins, a woman who has one million Christmas ornaments shares some of her favorites, including commemorative ornaments for Chicago Bears player #34 and Princess Diana. Silver Christmas Ornaments: A Collector’s Guide By Clara Johnson Scroggins SEGMENT 4 HOLIDAY INDOOR GARDEN ARRANGEMENTS WITH OPAL LEE Opal Lee from Roger’s Gardens demonstrates clever floral arrangements for the holidays. Demo Directions Select a shallow, wide terra cotta container and line the inside with green poly-foil. Add two inches of pebbles to the bottom for drainage. Mix horticultural sand with soil for better irrigation. Add soil/sand mixture to the pot. Remove 3 amaryllis plants from plastic pots and place in terra cotta pots. Add more soil to fill the pot. Remove ivy from plastic pot and break the roots apart into 3 pieces. Plant in the large terra cotta pot with ivy draping over the edges of the large pot. Position the 3 amaryllis plants into the Pamela Green Interiors 949-951-8272 Email: [email protected] DRIED FLOWER CENTERPIECE WITH ERNESTO MORALIS Ernesto Moralis from Pamela Green Interiors demonstrates his brand of floral arrangements, using dry foliage from your own backyard, some spray paint, glue and Styrofoam for a lovely yuletide piece. Demo Directions Wrap plastic wrap around the stem, center and leaves of silk plants. Spray paint the flower petals with a base color (bronze). When dry, spray randomly with light green and gold. Add glitter in silver and gold. Attach a piece of floral foam to a base using floral tape. Hot glue moss onto the foam. Floral foam does not need to be wet. Find various leaves in your neighborhood and wire the stems to floral picks. Push silk flowers and leaves into the floral foam in artistic arrangement. Use a twig or small branch in the center of the arrangement. Dried palm leaves can also be used if you have access to them. Spray paint magnolia leaves with gold paint as another option. Insert ornaments into the arrangement by first attaching picks to the top of the ornament. Roger’s Gardens 2301 San Janquin Hill Rd. Corona del Mar, CA 92625 949-640-5800 Web: www.rogersgardens.com Pamela Green Interiors 949-951-8272 Email: [email protected] SEGMENT 5 ROMANTIC HOLIDAY TABLETOP WITH KELLY LLOYD Kelly Lloyd shows how to spruce up your Christmas dinner table by glazing fruit with meringue powder, creating bejeweled napkin holders and creating a wreath or table drape with silk garland. Demo Directions Sugar glazed fruit: Mix meringue powder (available from craft stores) with water and brush onto fruit. While wet, roll fruit into sugar. Use pears, pomegranates or apples and grape bunches. Colored sugar could also be used. Jeweled napkin rings: Use 28 gauge wire and knot one end. String clear and red beads onto the wire. Thread a prism onto the end. Wrap the beaded wire around the napkin. Wreath: Begin with a silk garland and shape it into a wreath. With wire, add holly leaves, boxwood leaves and bundles of desired leaves. Kelly Lloyd Romantic Homes Magazine Subscription: P.O. Box 420661 Palm Coast, FL 32142 800 829-7830 714-939-9991 x235 Email: [email protected] Web: www.romantichomes.com SEGMENT 6 CHRISTOPHER’S HOLIDAY TABLESCAPE Christopher demonstrates some festive tablescapes layering organza, Christmas lights, various height dessert plates and flowers. Demo Directions Create architecture to your table by placing stainless steel bowls or pots of different heights onto the table. Tuck organza over and around the bowls. Weave Christmas tree lights between and cover with more organza. Use an inexpensive brass candlestick. Spray a cardboard cake board with gold paint and when dry, press it onto the spike in the center of the candleholder. Decorate a Styrofoam ball with leaves or spray paint and glitter and press it onto the candlestick spike. Spray paint a Plaster of Paris candleholder with gold paint. Use a wooden charger plate and spray paint gold. Hot glue the plate on top of the candlestick. Use for a large cake. Decorate with ribbon cascading down. Place a paper doily under the cake for extra decoration. Use an old cup, fill with floral foam and add silk plants and greenery. Nestle several of these cups in between the lifts and levels. For a centerpiece, spray paint silk leaves. Hot glue the leaves to the sides of a glass vase. Fill with silk floral arrangement. Show 448 – Time Machine It’s all about digging up the past and throwing it into the future. That is, retro classics celebrating the past with designs that transcend time. SEGMENT 1 RETRO INSPIRATION FROM BOOKS/ BARRY KIESELSTEIN-CORD'S HOME TOUR Christopher shows us some examples from the books Designing Dreams, Living with Textiles, and Pad to give us an idea of what’s retro and, yet, modern, and mixing the old with the new. Then, it’s a visit to the home of Barry Kieselstein Cord, an eclectic designed house that utilizes both old and new materials, creating history, fantasy and above all inspiration. Books Designing Dreams: Modern Architecture in the Movies By Donald Albrecht Living with Textiles By Elaine Louie, Mitchell Beazley Pad: The Guide to Ultra Living By Matt Maranian SEGMENT 2 RETRO RECORDS DEMO WITH MICHAEL GODARD Michael Godard explores designing with a nod to the past, the recent past by turning vinyl records into pop art. Demo Directions Spray a vinyl record with silver Rustoleum or any metallic paint. Decide on the artwork of choice whether hand drawn or clipart. Cut out stencil from mylar or stencil material using an X-Acto knife or stencil burner. Place stencil on record and paint open area of stencil with black paint. Use X-Acto knife to add scratches to black paint while wet. Let dry. Screw three albums to particle board covered with black naugahide. Michael Godard 714-218-8823 [email protected] www.michaelgodard.com SEGMENT 3 BUNGALOW BATHING WITH EILEEN PAULIN We visit a 1920’s Quaker cottage that’s had a “Tuscany meets the ocean” bathroom redo thanks to the help of Eileen Paulin of Romantic Homes magazine. Eileen Paulin Romantic Homes Subscription: P.O. Box 420661 Palm Coast, FL 32142 800 829-7830 714-939-9991 x235 Email: [email protected] Web: www.romantichomes.com SEGMENT 4 BATHROOM TILE DEMO WITH EILEEN PAULIN In the studio, Eileen demonstrates how to spruce up a bathroom by making a retro rail and a tile mosaic. Demo Directions Find the center of the room. Lay tile starting at the center and work toward the walls. Place tiles (ceramic and glass) inside a towel. Hit them with a hammer to break tiles into mosaic pieces. Adhere mosaic pieces to the floor around the edges of the tile using tile adhesive. Let dry for two days. Mix grout and grout around the mosaic pieces and full tiles on the floor. Remove excess with a wet sponge. Refer to manufacturer's directions for more detailed instructions on using grout. Eileen Paulin Romantic Homes Subscription: P.O. Box 420661 Palm Coast, FL 32142 800 829-7830 714-939-9991 x235 Email: [email protected] Web: www.romantichomes.com SEGMENT 5 CHRISTOPHER DEMOS - RETRO COFFEE TABLE/RETRO TRAY/LIGHT FIXTURE Christopher demonstrates some retro-inspired designs by making a tray out of acrylic, a simulated caned table and, finally, taking a globe fixture and making it futuristic with the help of plastic cups. Demo Directions Tray: Purchase a piece of thick acrylic. The size will be determined by the length of the acrylic half rounds that are pre-made. Sandwich the acrylic piece between two pieces of acrylic half rounds placed along the side edges. Adhere with appropriate acrylic bonding adhesive available where acrylics are sold.It is similar to Super Glue. Table: Find a flea market table with a glass opening. Purchase sheets of screening metal with mesh design. Cut to the size of table opening using wire cutters. Spray paint. Insert grid in table. Light fixture: Hot glue Styrofoam cups to a white globe from a light fixture adhering the bottoms of the cups to the globe. Colorful plastic cups could also be used. SEGMENT 6 ACCENT LIGHTING AND ART - PHOTOGRAPHER DOUGLAS HILL Photographer Doug Hill shows us how to take inexpensive tchotchkes and turn them into photo architecture. Time is of the essence in this episode! Douglas Hill 323-660-0681 Email: [email protected] Web: www.doughill.com Show 449 – Living Design It’s all about eco-friendly design! SEGMENT 1 DIG THIS HOUSE We visit a home built courtesy of Mother Nature. Jen Johnson of Prescott, Arizona made her home of poured earth. She did not sacrifice design for energy conservation, and the home has a peaceful organic appeal. SEGMENT 2 LIVING HOMES WITH GUEST NORA BURBA TRULSSON Nora Burba Trulsson, author of Living Homes, shows us different options for building eco-friendly homes using photo illustrations from her book. Some examples include straw bale, bamboo and denim lint fibers for all natural insulation. Book: Living Homes: Sustainable Architecture and Design By Nora Burba Trulsson SEGMENT 3 STRAW BALE HOUSE - JONES STUDIO Designing with the environment in mind, architect Eddie Jones gives us a tour of the dream house he built in Arizona out of dirt, a great way to expedite the building process to create a great looking home. Then, we see a Christopher Lowell classic. We visit Taos, New Mexico with architect Michael Reynolds who created a community of earthships, demonstrating a way of life that gives people the amenities they want but by tapping into the energies that already exist. His homes are powered by solar energy, with roofs that act like basins to catch the rainwater. SEGMENT 4 ECO PAPER MONTAGE Susan Pickering Rothamel author of The Art of Paper Collage demonstrates how to incorporate paper and photos into collage artwork. Demo Directions Color copy photos rather than using original photos. Tear copy edges. Using mat board from the recycle bin at the framing store, glue photos using decoupage medium. Incorporate torn pieces of handmade paper between the photos as well, overlapping the edges of the photos. Add pieces of mica over photos for texture. Add dimension by gluing on shells or pieces of beach glass. Mount montage to layers of mat board. Book: The Art of Paper Collage By Susan Pickering Rothamel US ArtQuest 800-200-7848 Email: [email protected] Web: www.usartquest.com SEGMENT 5 STRAW BALE HOUSE We visit the northern California home of David Warkentin made of straw bale. SEGMENT 6 YOU DID IT! We visit a single mother of three who made the most out of her slice of the planet. Margo Leidigh decided when her husband left her she wanted a home to raise her three children in a house. She bought one in San Diego and created a house made out of second hand pieces, but with a creative and ultimately luxurious feel. Now, that’s environmentally sound! Show 450 Touchy Feely It’s all about textures and surfaces. SEGMENT 1 TEXTURES WITH SHOW AND TELL IMAGES FROM FLEETWOOD MAKEOVERS/BOLSTER BED DEMO Christopher explains how textures and fabrics can help what isn’t working in your home as well as re-theme the entire environment. Giving a survey look at some of the Fleetwood room redos, he illustrates just how this is possible through molding, wall coverings, paint, fabric and faux finishes. Christopher demonstrates how to turn a boring bedroom into luxurious boudoir by creating a dramatic wall treatment with foam bolsters and fabric. Demo Directions Cut round bolster foam (or have it cut at an upholstery store) in half lengthwise the width of the bed or wall to wall. Cut luan backing the same size as the bolster foam. Use Quick Stock to adhere the foam to the luan. Measure with a cloth and double the thickness for the length of the fabric and half the circumference plus an inch on each side for seam allowances. Stitch a fabric tube and insert foam into tube. Shirr fabric onto bolster halves. Mount bolsters to the wall stacking them at the head of the bed. Fleetwood Homes Riverside, CA 909-351-3500 Email: [email protected] Web: www.fleetwoodhomes.com Paint The Christopher Lowell Paint Collection Web: christopherlowell.com Lincrusta Van Dyke’s Restorers 800-787-3355 Web: vandykes.com Molding Balmer Studios 203-227-1419 Web: balmerstudios.com Plaster finish Texston 800-788-7113 Web: texston.com00-800) 788-7113 Fabric Stroheim and Romann Web: stroheimandromann.com SEGMENT 2 RATTAN WALL TREATMENT DEMO AND UPHOLSTERED WALL DEMO WITH THOMAS GIL Thomas Gil demonstrates how to make a rattan wall treatment, then shows how to upholster a wall. Demo Directions Place cloth tape on back of rattan pieces where cutting. Staple quilt batting to the wall. Staple rattan to edges of the wall with staples placed very closely together. Cut away the excess rattan. Use Fabri-Tac to adhere hemp along edges to cover the staples. Or use bamboo strips along the seams. Another version would be to use stained half round wood pieces. Upholstered walls: Measure panels along the wall. Add batting and staple one inch from the perimeter of each panel. Trim away excess. Place fabric right side down along one edge and staple. Place firring strip over fabric at seam line. Put firring strip to the left of the next panel line. Place firring strip on top and bottom. Flip fabric over firring strip. Staple on right side of fabric. Flip the fabric back. Repeat with the next firring strip. Repeat across entire wall. Each panel will be finished without staples showing. Tom Gil 196 Anita Dr Pasadena, CA 91105 626-201-4904 Web:www.paddedwall.com SEGMENT 3 WALL’LA FAUX WALL TECHNIQUE WITH CAROLYN TRACY Carolyn Tracy of Wall’La shows us a faux finish technique using plain brown wrapping paper, paint and paste. Demo Directions Tear pieces of brown craft paper. Paint with desired color. Loosely crinkle the painted paper pieces. Smooth them out. Mix 3-4 parts glaze with one part paint. (Behr Faux Glaze) Wear latex gloves and apply tinted glaze to each paper piece using hands. Wipe away excess with a soft cloth. Let dry. Apply pieces to the wall using wallpaper paste. Overlap pieces. Smooth with wallpaper smoother. Carolyn Tracy Wall’La Danville, CA 94506 925-964-0506 Email: [email protected] SEGMENT 4 OLD WORLD FINISHING TECHNIQUE WITH TIMOT MC CONAGLE Timot McConagle demonstrates an Old World finishing technique that makes the walls iridescent and satiny for wall with elegance and flair. Demo Directions Apply tinted primer to smooth walls as a base coat. Apply tinted plaster in patches to the base coated wall. Smooth the plaster, scraping it to nothing. Apply other colors of tinted plaster in between the plaster patches. When dry, smooth with 200 grit sandpaper. Tint top coat plaster leaving spaces for the base plaster to come through. Sand with 1200 grit auto sandpaper. Buff with a cloth. It looks like laminate or polished stone. It can be waxed. Timot McGonagle Nashville, TN 37205 615-780-2918 Sy Rosenblum (Refer to Timot when contacting Sy) Janovice Plaza Paints 30-35 Thomson Ave. Long Island City, NY 11101 800-772-4381 SEGMENT 5 WALL RELIEF WALL TREATMENT WITH GARY LORD To enrich our interiors with more “touchy-feely” elements, Gary Lord, author and teacher at Prismatic Painting Studio in Cincinnati, Ohio, demonstrates a plaster technique with hidden metallic elements that are almost holographic as a great way to disguise problems in your walls. Demo Directions Apply a base coat of Off White Aquabond to surface and allow to dry. Using 4 inch chip brush, apply Plastertex in a medium density to work area. Work in 4 x 4 foot sections. Use drywall knife and with light pressure, knock down the brush marks to create a slight texture. Continue this process around the room. Let dry. Place stencil and apply the Pearl Palette Art with the plastic trowel over the entire stencil. Leave the Palette Art raised 1/16 of an inch off the surface. Lift the stencil straight up, reposition it and repeat this process at desired design areas. Allow to dry. Mix Aquacreme with 60% Aquacolor Silver, 30% Aquacolor Copper, and 10% Aquacolor Earth Brown. The volume of Aquacreme should be about 2 parts to 1 part total Aquacolors. Mist the surface of work area. Use a brush or a roller to apply the mixed Aquacreme to about a 4 x 4 ft. area. Work the glaze into the surface for 100% coverage. Remove excess glaze with rag. Gary Lord Prismatic Painting Studio Cincinnati, Ohio 45231 513-931-5520 [email protected] www.prismaticpainting.com SEGMENT 6 LAMINATES FROM WILSONART AND RUGS FROM MERIDA MERIDIAN Grace Jeffers from Wilsonart talks about laminates, displaying a varied selection of them. Finally, Hiram Samel of Merida Meridian Flooring displays a wide sampling of various natural fibers for your floors, including sisal, wool, coconut fiber and linen rugs. Grace Jeffers Wilsonart Laminate Temple, TX 76503 800-782-5-65 Email: [email protected] Web: www.wilsonart.com Hiram Samel Merida Meridian Flooring Boston, MA 02210 617-464-5400 Email: [email protected] Web: www.meridameridian.com Show #451 — Maximized Spaces It's all about creative ideas for your home's unclaimed real estate. SEGMENT 1 The Garage: Reinventing The Place We Park With Kira Obolensky Kira Obolensky, author of Garage: Reinventing the Place We Park, shows us that the garage isn't just a place to park your car. Using photo illustrations from her book, she explains how to transform the garage into workable space. Book The Garage: Reinventing the Place We Park By: Kira Obolensky The Taunton Press Web: http://www.tauntonpress.com SEGMENT 2 Romantic Homes Garage Redo With Eileen Paulin Eileen Paulin from Romantic Homes Magazine shows us how she redid her own garage to accommodate her co-workers with craft, sewing and flower arranging stations. Garage door: Clopay Corp. Web: http://www.clopay.com Floor: Nafco Flooring Style: Domco Web: http://www.nafco.com Cabinets: California Closets Web: californiaclosets.com Lighting: Progress Lighting Web: progresslighting.com Eileen Paulin Romantic Homes Subscription: P.O. Box 420661 Palm Coast, FL 32142 800 829-7830 714-939-9991 x235 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.romantichomes.com In the studio, Eileen demonstrates how to create the tile floor from her garage with peel and stick linoleum that looks ceramic tile with built-in grout lines. Christopher challenges her to create a workable space for his cement porch and she starts by using brooms as paint brushes to create a layered effect. SEGMENT 3 Wall Of Storage And Coffee Table With Storage Demos Christopher demonstrates how to create storage by building a wall unit and a coffee table with areas for storage baskets. SEGMENT 4 Hallway Redo Christopher shows us a small hallway redo that turns the unused area into a great place for storage and merchandising. SEGMENT 5 Organized Living With Kathy Warner Kathy Warner from Organized Living puts together a creative command center that maximizes space with visibility, accessibility and flexibility. Organized Living 800-862-6556 SEGMENT 6 You Did It! We visit Amy and Jeff Wessel who make a living out of turning fixer upper homes into desirable spaces. Finally, we revisit the porch painted by Eileen Paulin and furnished with outdoor furniture to create a livable outdoor space. Show 452 – Over the Rainbow Explore color and its power to transform the mood and style of our rooms. SEGMENT 1 DEWEY SADKA HOME TOUR We tour the Atlanta home of color consultant Dewey Sadka whose bold use of colors in each room is both creative and comforting. SEGMENT 2 DEWEY COLOR SYSTEM WITH GUEST DEWEY SADKA Dewey joins Christopher in the studio to explain his book The Dewey Color System and how you can create the home of your dreams by understanding what colors mean to you. Colors are used to evaluate your motivation. Primary colors tell about your core motivations. Secondary colors show how you relate to others. Book: The Dewey Color System By Dewey Sadka P.O. Box 669306 Marietta, GA 30066 866-351-5001 Email: [email protected] Web: www.deweycolorsystem.com SEGMENT 3 DESERT FLOWER HOUSE WITH STEVE MARTINO A visit to landscape architect Steve Martino’s home in Scottsdale, Arizona brings new light on bringing bold use of colors to the , bringing the indoors out and the outdoors in. SEGMENT 4 COLOR PROPORTION WITH ANNIE SLOAN Annie Sloan, author of Color Schemes for Every Room, explains color proportioning, using illustrations from her book and then doing a demonstration with Christopher using paints on MDF squares. Annie Sloan Practical Style 117 London Rd. Oxford, ENGLAND OX3 9H7 Ph: 011 44 1565 768666 Email: [email protected] Web: www.anniesloan.com SEGMENT 5 MARIN MASTERPIECE HOUSE TOUR An example of harnessing the full potential of color in room, without having to paint the walls comes in the form of Antoinette Von Grone’s home which is decorated with her giant paintings. SEGMENT 6 SILHOUETTE MURAL WITH GARY LORD Gary Lord, author of Marvelous Murals, demonstrates an easy way to bring color into your home via silhouette murals. He takes us through the step-by-step process, explaining how to do the silhouettes using an overhead projector, a clip art icon and some gold leafing and then, affixing it to a faded paint background for an elegant and easy look. Demo Directions Blow up an image on copy machine, then on a transparency. Place on overhead projector projected on craft paper on the wall. Trace the image onto the craft paper. Mix 4 parts Aqua Glaze with one part of three colors. Paint on wall in thirds overlapping slightly. Then overlap the opposite way. Blend edges with a chip brush. Use lighter pressure when rolling over darker color. Coat back of craft paper with white chalk. Put craft paper on wall and trace over image to transfer to wall. Use Rolco (sizing) and paint inside the lines of the design. When tacky (about 30 minutes) add champagne foil that's been crumpled. Lay onto surface shiny side up. Rub or burnish. Pull up foil. Gary Lord 513-931-5520 Email: [email protected] Web: www.prismaticpainting.com Show 453 First Impressions It’s all about entryways to your home and how they create a first impression. SEGMENT 1 EXTERIOR PAINTING James Martin, author of The Art of Exterior Painting shows us some photos from his book which include before and after shots of houses whose exterior he has re-painted. It’s all about letting the architecture speak for itself. Book The Art of Exterior Painting By James Martin The Color People Denver, CO 20205 303-308-0220 Email: [email protected] Web: www.colorpeople.com SEGMENT 2 MODERN FOYER BEFORE AND DURING Christopher takes us on a step-by-step redo of a practically non-existent entryway. He plans to create a separate space through architecture and shelving. We see the room in its interim stage with the shelves built to break up the space between doorway and living room. SEGMENT 3 MODERN FOYER AFTER We see the foyer in its completed state, luxurious and welcoming. Afterwards, Christopher demonstrates how to build the shelving device to solve the non-foyer/foyer problem. He then shows us how to make an inexpensive chaise lounge for your porch or patio. Demo Directions For the base, construct a rectangular four-sided box using 3/4-inch MDF or plywood at countertop height. Construct each shelf by gluing and screwing three thicknesses of 3/4inch MDF or plywood together. Cut wood veneer for the edges of the shelves, glue to the edges and attach with finishing nails. Build four-sided square boxes the desired height for the upright supports. Glue and screw the four sides together. Measure the inner dimensions of the opening of the upright columns and cut squares of 3/4-inch MDF or plywood for the top and bottom of each column. These wood blocks will secure the columns to the shelves, locking them into place. Secure wood blocks to the top and underside at one end of each shelf. Attach one shelf to the top of the base. Place an upright support over the wood block on the top of the shelf and secure with screws. Add another shelf, placing the wood block on the underside over the opening at the top of the upright support. At the other end of the shelf, place a wood brace along the wall between the two shelves. Keep stacking shelves and supports to the desired height of the divider. Fill in nail and screw holes with wood putty. Sand, prime with a stain blocking primer and paint. Fleetwood Homes Riverside, CA 909-351-3500 Email: [email protected] Web: www.fleetwoodhomes.com Paint The Christopher Lowell Paint Collection Web: christopherlowell.com Wall color: Portabella Ceiling color: Walnut Shell Trim: Bitter Cocoa Furniture Christopher Lowell Furniture Collection Flexsteel 800-685-SOFA Web: flexsteel.com Swinging doors Space X Doors 800-262-9464 Web: spacexdoors.com Shelves, lighting, furniture and accessories: IKEA 800-434-IKEA Web: ikea.com Furniture and curtains: Broyhill Furniture 828-758-3328 Web: broyhillfurn.com Plants: Trees International 888-873-3799 Web: treesinternational.com Mirror: Stanley Furniture 276-627-2000 Web: stanleyfurniture.com Lamps Casual Lamps 213-321-0180 Accessories Brett Austin Group 410-358-6082 Douglas Hill Photography 323-660-0681 Web: doughill.com SEGMENT 4 DECORATING PORCHES Megan Fulweiler, author of Relaxing on the Porch, shows us some photos from her book of relaxing and welcoming porches and how rustic elements can turn neglected spaces into restful areas. Book Decorating Porches and Decks By Suzanne J. E. Tourtillott Book Relaxing on the Porch By Megan Fulweiler P.O. Box 201 Saunderstown, RI 02874 SEGMENT 5 TRADITIONAL FOYER BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER Christopher takes us into another blank room with limited foyer space and takes us through the progress of creating an entryway by building a living room wall console that is not flush against the wall. Fleetwood Homes Riverside, CA 909-351-3500 Email: [email protected] Web: www.fleetwoodhomes.com Paint The Christopher Lowell Paint Collection Web: christopherlowell.com Wall color: Braised Cantaloupe, Pumpkin Pie Ceiling color: Roasted Celery Trim: Buttermilk Furniture Christopher Lowell Furniture Collection Flexsteel 800-685-SOFA Web: flexsteel.com Mirror: Stanley Furniture 276-627-2000 Web: stanleyfurniture.com SEGMENT 6 HUSKYCOAT.COM FLOORING DEMO Tom Sullivan and Linda Rodriguez from HuskyCoat.com show us easy floor installations. Sam or Tom Sullivan Husky Hardwood Floors 6568 Telegraph Commerce, CA 90040 323-721-0800 Web: www.lumberliquidator.com Web: www.huskyfloors.com Michael Carr 1104 West Roslyn Rd. Colonial Heights, VA 23834 800-476-0007 x100 Email: [email protected] Web: www.huskycoat.com Show 454 - Old World Technique It’s all about embracing the rich traditions of old world design. SEGMENT 1 ZHOSTOVO PAINTING WITH PRISCILLA HAUSER Priscilla Hauser, author of Zhostovo, shows us how to recreate the look of highly collectible masterpieces of Russian art by painting florals on black trays. Book: Zhostovo Painting By Priscilla Hauser 918-743-6072 Email: [email protected] Web: priscillahauser.com SEGMENT 2 AMERICAN SCHOOL ART WITH BETSY SAIM Betsy Krieg Salm gives us a lesson in American schoolgirl art. It’s about decorating furniture, desks, tables and boxes for yourself. Betsy Krieg Salm Academic School Girl Art 9235 Schier Rd. Interlaken, N.Y. 14847 607-387-5330 Email: [email protected] Web: www.betsykriegsalm.com SEGMENT 3 TEXSTON FAUX STONE FINISH Nurit Regev shows us a marbleizing technique that looks like the real thing, ancient marble and stone finishes. Complete instructions for creating the faux stone finishes can be found on Texston's web site. Texston Canoga Park, CA 818-227-4812 Email: [email protected] Web: www.texston.com SEGMENT 4 SILVER LEAF FAUX FINISH - CHRISTOPHER DEMO Christopher shows us how to get the look of silver leaf for half the price with a blocking technique. Demo Directions Cut a perfect square from MDF. Drill a hole in the center. Cut a piece of dense foam the same size as the square. Attach a six inch long, 1-inch diameter wood dowel to the center of the square with a screw from the bottom. Countersink the screw if desired. With spray adhesive, attach the foam square to the bottom. Base coat with black paint. Let dry. Pour metallic silver paint into a shallow pan. Use a paint brush to brush on a light coat of paint onto the foam. Press onto the black background. Continue pressing the block, overlapping seams slightly. Let some of the black show through to simulate silver leaf. Use an aluminum pie plate and spray silver paint into the bottom. Using a new paint brush, brush a little of the paint onto the block. Press over the first set of blocks to highlight the color. Seal if desired. SEGMENT 5 CALIFORNIA POTTERY AND TILE WORKS Christopher gives us a quick history of Malibu tile and then introduces us to Sean McClean of California Pottery and Tile Works who recreates the design styles of Malibu tile. He displays some of the designs and tiles and offers the opportunity to recreate and reproduce any tiles. Book: Ceramic Art of the Malibu Potteries By Ronald L Rindge California Pottery and Tile Works 323-235-4151 Email: [email protected] Web: www.malibutile.com Web: colormytile.com SEGMENT 6 YOU DID IT! We take a tour of Andrea Jacob’s downtown Boston salon in which she preserved and rediscovered the great architectural details.