5 Design Takeaways from the Nashville Brick Cottage
The homeowners of the 1929 brick cottage from the Nashville project house documented in Season 46 of This Old House added personality through a mix of vintage elements, bold new choices, and sentimental objects. If you love the look, here are some pointers on how you can make it work in your home.
The Nashville Brick Cottage: Historic in Front, Roomy in the Back
Mission accomplished: A young family keeps the historic charm of their 1929 house intact while transforming the basement and rear façade to gain additional space. TOH TV captured the action.
S46 E8: Southern Hospitality
It's moving day in Nashville, as the renovation of the 1920s brick cottage wraps up. Homeowner Adam gives Kevin O'Connor a tour of the first floor. Meanwhile, homeowner Rachel gives Tom Silva a tour upstairs. Richard Trethewey is in the basement looking at arguably the biggest upgrade of this build. Jenn Nawada and Rachel plant a new tree with landscape designer Max Finkbeiner.
S46 E7: Shelter from the Storm
Pressure is on at the Nashville house to finish on time. Zack Dettmore flies in to help builder Javier Gutierrez install a composite deck. Jenn Nawada meets homeowner Rachel and landscape designer Max Finkbeiner to discuss plans for the front yard. Kevin O'Connor meets with TEMA director Patrick Sheehan for tornado safety tips. Homeowner Adam and builder Lyn Bowman go over safe room plans.
S46 E6: Vince Gill's Nashville
Richard Trethewey meets with the plumber to help lay underground pipes for the new sewer line. Homeowner Adam and Tom Silva work to repurpose the old cedar posts from the basement. Later, Kevin O'Connor and the homeowners meet with designer Debra Geiger to decide on the exterior paint colors. Meanwhile, Country Music legend Vince Gill gives Tommy a tour of his favorite spots in Nashville.
Nashville Brick Cottage Renovation Takes Off
For its 46th season, TOH TV documents the whole-house renovation of a 1929 brick cottage in Nashville’s historic Lockeland Springs neighborhood. Renovation goals: Add more room for a young family while keeping the house’s vintage character
S46 E5: Sustainable Siding
Charlie Silva and Mark McCullough make a guest appearance. Charlie meets with sales director Chandler Delinks to learn about the process of making siding from rice hulls. Meanwhile Kevin O'Connor discusses an indoor panel upgrade with electrician Ricardo Hernandez. Later, Charlie and Kevin help homeowners Rachel and Adam put up siding. Mark begins brick repair for the home office.
S46 E4: A Grand Time At The Opry
Kevin O'Connor helps Javier with the roof plumbing penetration. Tom Silva and Jenn Nawada get a tour of the iconic Grand Ole Opry. Jenn goes backstage and meets a country music star. Richard Trethewey checks in with plumber Trevor Hasty while he works on plumbing in the primary bathroom. Tom and Lyn install an all-in-one aluminum pocket door frame for the new pocket door to the primary bedroom.
S46 E3: Grounded
The episode opens with the house still in the backyard. While planning the prefabricated foundation walls to be set, an issue comes to light. Structural engineer, Michael Vines is onsite to solve the problem. Kevin O'Connor and Tom Silva try Nashville's famous hot chicken to celebrate. Later, house mover expert Don Toothman safely moves the house back over the new foundation.
S46 E2: Moving Day
Kevin O'Connor meets with expert house mover Don Toothman and his team to prepare to lift Adam and Rachel's house off its foundation. Kevin and architect Kaitlyn Smous meet and go over plans for this renovation. Later, Don and his crew return to move the house. With the beams in place, they roll the house to its new temporary home in the backyard, where it will sit for the next month.
S46 E1: Welcome to Music City, USA
The team arrives in style to Music City, USA and kicks off the season at a rundown brick cottage in East Nashville. After Jenn Nawada gives Kevin O'Connor and Tom Silva a Nashville wardrobe upgrade, they make a stop at a local music venue to see a special performance. Once they have gotten a little Nashville out of their systems, they meet the homeowners and start game planning.
First Look at the Nashville Brick Cottage
Peek inside this 1929 house in a historic Nashville neighborhood set to be updated for a young family craving additional living space.
Nashville Brick Cottage | Exterior Webcam
Watch live as this 1929 East Nashville cape transforms into a modern family home that will retain the charm that made them fall in love with the property when they purchased it in 2022.
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