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Combining functionality with simple fun, Norm's toy chest features a top with an inlaid checkerboard made of maple and mahogany, and even a compartment in which to store the checkers

Tom Silva and crew moves the old milk shed to another spot on the property. Richard Trethewey does an energy audit. Steve visits Minuteman National Historical Park.

Adult viewers may be as excited about this doll house as the kids it is intended for when Norm creates a true-to-scale, doll-house replica of his now-famous workshop

Norm has thought of everything for this kid's classic easel, combining his favorite elements from several commercial versions with a sturdy, timeless design that's all his own

In the spring of 1994, we took on our oldest house yet, a c. 1710 Colonial in Acton, MA.

In the fall of 1993, after sifting through nearly 200 proposals, we joined with homeowners Lauren and Dean Gallant for one of our favorite projects: the renovation of their 1907 Victorian in Belmont, MA.

Norm builds a tall pine clock based on an English country clock found on London's King's Road

Norm builds a secretary writing desk out of pine