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S15 E1: The Belmont House
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.
S5 E13: Tall Pine Clock
Norm builds a tall pine clock based on an English country clock found on London's King's Road
S5 E12: Secretary Desk
Norm builds a secretary writing desk out of pine
S5 E11: Redwood Arbor
Although Norm researched arbors in old England, the one that he builds is inspired by versions from the New England island of Nantucket
S5 E10: Butcher Block
Norm's version of the indispensable kitchen staple, the butcher block, features a hard endgrain maple top instead of the usual parallel grain. Go to The New Yankee Workshop to see measured drawings for all projects
S5 E9: Pine Cupboard
Norm teaches viewers how to make flat panel doors as well as glass panel doors for the display area of this English country cupboard
S5 E8: Hanging Corner Cupboard
Norm Abram builds a four-shelf hanging corner cupboard, inspired by an 18th-century original, is built from hard sinker pine but has a plywood carcass to bolster stability
S5 E7: Sideboard
Norm's take on a sideboard is white oak with three drawers, fiddle-shaped legs and a pot board (a large open shelf between the legs for storage)
S5 E6: Pantry Table
Norm Abram builds a simple, versatile English country pantry table that can serve as a bedside table, writing desk and more
S5 E5: Outdoor Planters
Norm creates two outdoor planters: one that's square with raised panels and a second that's simpler, larger and rectangular, with vertical slats
S5 E3: Delft Rack
Norm Abram shows how to build a Delft rack - an oak rack that is the ideal way to display china and figurines - with a cornice molding built up from up five different-shaped pieces of wood that "read" as one
S5 E2: Plant Stand
This tall English country plant stand is perfect for a temperamental fern
S5 E1: Victorian Kitchen Table
Norm builds his version of a perennial favorite, the Victorian kitchen table, using a design that combines the best features of three tables he studied in Britain
S14 E26: The Miami House
Steve and Norm drive up to the site with only two days left.
S14 E25: The Miami House
Steve sees progress on the house with general contractor Rick Groden. Norm talks with Brian Stamp about a concrete pour meant to strengthen faulty arches in the porch section.
S14 E24: The Miami House
Norm sees how the plaster walls are being patched and finished, while Steve tours the grounds with landscape architect Kevin Holler.
S14 E23: The Miami House
Steve helps tree cutter Tony Sisto take down a dead tree, with some difficulty, while Norm checks the installation of the house’s new air-conditioning system.
S14 E22: The Miami House
Norm sees the roofing replaced with modified bitumen membrane system, Steve meets with the architect and homeowner’s daughter Mary Ellen Frank.
S14 E21: The Miami House
Steve and Norm find a 1917 Mediterranean Revival-style home that was directly in the path of Andrew, surviving structurally intact but with significant water damage.
S14 E20: The Lexington Ranch
Steve and Norm arrive with the entertainment center. Tom installs prefabricated cherry-veneer panelling. Don Martini shows Steve the security system. The crew and homeowners unite for the wrap party.
S14 E19: The Lexington Ranch
Jeff Hosking and crew install a floating strip floor system, while Norm continues work on the entertainment center at the workshop. Tom is installing maple stair treads.
S14 E18: The Lexington Ranch
Steve visits an iron fabrication shop to see how the front railings are being put together. Roger Cook plants pre-owned tree. Norm trims out a dormer window.
S14 E17: The Lexington Ranch
Lighting designer Melissa Guenet gives Steve a tour of the lights going into the new great room and kitchen. Norm works on the carcass and inlaid panels of the Igoes’ new entertainment center.
S4 E2: Outdoor Lidded Bench
Norm builds an outdoor lidded bench out of reclaimed cypress reclaimed from a river in rural Georgia