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With the help of Julia Child, Marian Morash, Ethan Allen and Laura Ashley, to name a few, This Old House turned an Antique Colonial farmhouse into a dream house.

Norm produces an 1830s-style washstand out of fine tiger maple, making it one of the most sophisticated pieces in his collection of low-country furniture

Norm uses his own home's unadorned Rumford fireplace to design this classic Colonial fireplace mantle, using a variety of woods and moldings readily available at home centers nationwide

The final day opens at a scenic overlook. On-site, the painters apply the exterior topcoat, and carpenters cut the last trim pieces as This Old House wraps up its 16th season.

Built to withstand even the toughest weather conditions, this redwood and polycarbonate paneled greenhouse provides enough insulation and light to sustain plants during the long winter months

The show opens at Clos Pegase, a winery designed by noted architect Michael Graves. At the site, the rains continue, and so does progress.

With remarkable progress at the site, we tour the exterior, seeing fir decking, trim details, traditional redwood siding, and a synthetic stone-facing foundation. Then, we catch up with the floor man.

Norm builds this well-proportioned, English mahogany, seven-drawer chest-on-chest featuring period brass hardware pulls, edge banding, and dovetail drawers

While building this ingenious Carousel Table out of salvaged pine, Norm shares his secrets for creating the spindle centerpiece with minimal hardware

This ambitious garden gateway features a spindled gateway and is complemented by a pergola and a trellis that frames the garden view

Norm crafts his version of 19th century dough box out of antique pine and adds a hinge to the lid, he turns it into a great-looking, modern-day, chest-on-legs

Norm crafts a lidded settle out of beautiful cherry wood and, in the process, demonstrates a variety of intermediate woodworking techniques including spindle-turning and how to make framed panels

Norm brings a little bit of Georgia back to the New Yankee Workshop when he creates this Turkey Table with its graceful three-leaf-clover design out of Southern heart pine

Featuring nicely tapered legs, a hinged desktop, and plenty of shelves, Norm builds this Planter's Desk out of recycled pine and finishes it with a new pastel stain to give it a "pickled" look