- [Narrator] Today on Designing Spaces,
we're outdoors upgrading fencing with
a new and improved look.
When you're outdoors, sometimes you can't avoid
those pesky mosquitoes.
We've got just the solution.
Ready to head indoors?
We have lighting options for your home
and speaking of light, need to let the light
in or keep it out?
Innovative treatments for your windows.
That and more as we get designing.
(upbeat music) Meet Mark, salesman, father,
and all around pet lover.
Mark loves to come home from work,
relax and sit outside while his kids play
and his animals run around.
We've had this home for all of 40 years.
It's a generational home.
My wife grew up in this house and
this is the original fence that we've had
since she's been a little girl and it's the original fence.
It's getting old, it's getting rusty, it's broken down.
A few of the other problem spots that we have
is there's some hardware cloth down here
that I had to install in the bottom of the fence
where the animals would get out.
I've had to take this piece of board which is warped.
There's another spot down here.
I was really dragging my feet over
the last several years over this project
and realized it was really time to get going,
but how do I start that process?
I started looking online.
I went to lowes.com and I found a really great fence
that I thought would be perfect for my home.
I went to Lowe's.
I went to the fencing section and found
the Ironcraft fence and talked to the Lowe's folks
and said this is what I want from my home.
Can they come and do the measurements
and give me an estimate for what it
would cost to put around my home?
After they showed up to the home and
they did the measurements and told me what it would costs,
to me it was an absolute no-brainer.
That sounds great.
Let's do it.
I'm looking forward to it.
- Once you decide to make a purchase, the fencing,
whether it's our fencing from Ironcraft
or someone else's fencing, you always have to
make sure that you check with your
local building codes, especially for pools and/or any
other kind of commercial application the
consumer's gonna do because you gotta
make sure that you basically follow the ordinances.
Installing the fence is a very simple process.
The installers come, they clear everything out,
and they install the new fence with very little
disruption to the homeowner and to the neighbors.
In a couple days, you end up with an
added value to your home with a new fence
and you can start enjoying your outdoors.
- [Narrator] Ironcraft also offers the no dig fence line.
- The no dig fence is a very easy DIY project
that any consumer can do and it's
stocked at all the Lowe's stores.
- I'm very proud of my plant garden that I created here,
but I really wanna fence it in because sometimes there's
animals that come here.
I'm going to DIY it.
I don't feel like I need a contractor or anything.
I think I can do it myself with a very to install fence.
I've got all the pieces and I'm ready to put it up.
- The unique thing about this product
is you can go from heights of about two feet
almost up to four feet and it transitions very smoothly.
The nice thing about it is you can
install it with a simple hammer, a rubber mallet, and a two by
four, and anybody can do it.
The easy thing about this is it takes no measuring
'cause you could use the panels to measure,
it takes no digging the holes like
you would with residential or commercial fence
because the spikes actually go into the ground
and you hammer those spikes and then the
post actually goes inside the spike.
The post holds the panels up therefore,
it's a very, very easy and simple process
for any DIYer to do over a weekend.
- All done!
This no dig fence took no time at all,
maybe just a few hours and it looks incredible.
My plants look beautiful with it and I'm very proud that
I did it all by myself.
(upbeat guitar music) - This really was a
stress-free process.
My kids and enjoying this, my animals enjoy this,
I'm enjoying this.
We really did make the right choice.
Absolutely loving our new fence.
- [Narrator] To learn more, go to ironcraftfences.com
or our website, designingspaces.tv.
(upbeat acoustic guitar music) - My name is Susanna and I'm an
Associate Director here at Camp Live Oak.
As a camp counselor, I love getting the kids out in nature.
During camp we have a great nature arts and crafts program.
We like to use found objects such as shells
or some small acorns.
We also will go to the beach and we do great activities like
canoeing, archery, fishing.
We're so excited each summer for summer camp.
My job is to make sure that everybody's prepared
and ready to have a great, safe summer.
Let's do a backpack check, okay?
Towel?
- Check.
- Water?
- Check!
- Sunscreen?
- Check.
- Insect repellent?
Check!
- My favorite thing at camp is going to the beach
and doing art.
- We have anywhere from three to I would say about 200 campers
per week during the summer.
As a camp counselor, it's really important
to let the kids be outside and explore.
Alright guys, are we ready?
- Yes.
- Alright, come on!
- I personally probably spend close
to about maybe 300 out of 365 days outside
because besides working at camp, I just love being
outside with my family.
We do get a bit of mosquitoes and
since we're very close to the beach,
we also get no see-ems.
- Why are they called no see-ems?
- Because you don't see them.
- Oh I get the joke.
- You can hardly see them, hence they're called no see-ems,
but they come out in the morning and then the evening time.
Along with the mosquitoes, they're a little bit more of a
nuisance during the summer.
- The mosquitoes like me a lot but
I don't like the mosquitoes.
- We always tell the parents to make sure that they pack
insect repellent for the kids.
We tell them to apply it before they come to camp
and then to pack it in their backpack
and then throughout the day, our camp counselors are able to
help them reapply after swimming or after sports.
It's great, even though maybe the mosquitoes aren't so bad
or the no seem-ems, it's always just nice to have
a little protection for them.
(upbeat acoustic guitar music) It's super important
to stay hydrated, protected from the sun, and
protected from the insects.
I've been a camp director for over 10 years
so I know a lot about bug bites.
I love OFF! botanicals because it doesn't
leave a stick residue, it doesn't smell, and it works.
(upbeat music) Alright guys, you
ready to go home?
- [Kids] Yes.
- Did we have a great day today or what?
- [Kids] Yes!
- What was your favorite part?
- The hike.
- The hike.
Mine too.
(upbeat guitar music)
(upbeat music) - My name is Alena Capra.
I'm an interior designer and I own my own design firm,
Alena Capra Designs.
I've been living in this condo.
This is 12 years now which sounds crazy but,
it's seen a lot of changes.
Currently you are looking at the most recent design.
When I think about the one thing that I haven't really worked
on in here is the lighting, but that's where
I've been struggling and I really wanna do something
to brighten up the space.
One of the greatest things about lighting
is that it's one of the only design elements
that long after the room is designed,
the paint is dried, the furniture is in,
you can still sort of change that
and tweak it to really create a better
ambiance in the room.
If you have to modify or make something
a little warmer in tone or a little cooler in tone,
you can do that and that's what so great about the lighting.
My friend Mike works in the industry.
He works with Phillips Hue and he suggested that
in order to really brighten up the space
and do better lighting options, than I look into the Phillips
Hue smart lighting collection and he offered to stop by
and help me set it all up.
Hey Mike.
How are you?
- Come on in.
- Good, how are you?
- The hue portfolio is actually a really large portfolio.
We have a light fixture for almost
every single space of the home.
That also means we have some bulbs
but also non-bulbs and fixtures.
That's what I came here to help kind of
show her some of the new intricacies
of the system that she was not well aware of.
- Let's take a closer look at the
style and layout of my space to determine my home's
lighting needs.
This is the dining room area.
It's kind of situated right by the windows
so I love that there's natural light,
but I also like to be able to get
great lighting when I'm having a meal in the evening.
I also sometimes do work here so it also needs to function
as a work space as well, which is why I would
like good light.
Since I don't have recessed ceiling lighting
in the main living area, the ability to be
able to control different levels of light
and have some lamps here, a ceiling fixture here,
another lamp over by the sofa, allows me to kind
of pick and select the kind of lighting mood I want
whether it's in the day time and I want some brighter
light for say doing work or if it's in the evening and I
want it to be a little bit more dim and cozy.
While I did the best that I could
with the lighting in the room, I tried to spread out,
kind of layer the lighting and have it in different areas
to make the room more cohesive, but there's definitely a
lot of room for improvement so I'm looking forward to
kind of making some changes and getting a better
output of light and some more convenience with
the lighting in this space.
- Most people will get started with Hue
with one of our starter kits.
Comes with everything you need to get started for one room.
Get that set up and if you like it,
then extend to the next room, to the next room,
to the next room.
Alena, she didn't wanna just do one room with a home,
she wanted to do her entire home at the same time.
- [Alena] I opened up all the boxes,
got started in the process, screwed in all the new light
bulbs, changed them all out, plugged in he router
to the bridge, downloaded the app, and within
seconds at my fingertips I had this amazing
system to change out all the different hues
of lighting in my home.
- What's really cool with the Hue system is
not only does it have different shades of white light,
but also has full color spectrum as well
with 16 million colors.
What paint with light allows you to do
is to really transform that space.
Now not just helping you wake up or helping you go to sleep,
but now it really kind of allows you to express yourself.
Whether you wanna have the whole room red,
or a nice party that you're having, or holiday season,
turn it to colors of blue, you can really pick and choose
whatever you wanna do with this space and again,
transform it just with lighting alone.
Whether it's your app or through your voice,
it really allows you to have that
fun experience with lights.
Now lighting is as simple as telling
Google or Alexa or Siri, turn my lights on
or turn my lights off.
- This is honestly one of the coolest things.
So easy to set up and so many options.
From a design standpoint, lighting is one of the most
important things in the space.
Good lighting makes or breaks the
look of a room and the feel of a room.
Sometimes you really want that right
ambiance in the space and that is controlled
by the right lighting.
(music) - Hi, I'm Holly.
These are my daughters, these are my nephews,
and this is our crazy house.
- [Narrator] Life in the Mistouriti house
can get pretty hectic, especially when it
comes to cleaning.
- She gets mad all the time when she cleans.
(upbeat banjo music) - [Narrator] One big
issue for homeowner Holly was when the family
had traditional blinds.
- [Holly] With traditional blinds,
you have to worry about the cords,
the children getting tangled in the cords.
They used to try to hide behind them
and I was always scared that they were going to get injured.
- [Narrator] Enter Innovia blinds
between the glass from Intigral.
- We offer a full line of products that really
can go into any household or commercial project.
We offer lift and tilt blinds, tilt only, Venetian,
roller, and pleated.
We even have some home automation systems as well.
There's so many benefits of blinds between the glass.
First of all, your blinds are between the glass
so you're not gonna be cleaning them.
It's safer if you have children, animals running around.
- This blind, you're starting to see a lot more of.
This is an SSLT, or a single side lift and tilt blind.
With this, you still have a Venetian blind
so you have the metal slots.
We can tilt in and we can raise it
completely up out of the way.
- [Narrator] While the Mistouriti family
enjoys the safety of Innovia blinds,
Sheila Thomas is all about the ease.
- This blind is marvelous.
I love it.
- [Narrator] As an arthritis sufferer,
Sheila likes that she doesn't have difficult cords to pull.
- Pulling the blinds up, if they were very long blinds,
pulling them up with the cord hurt my hands.
It's hard to pull them 'cause the
cords are generally pretty thin.
- [Narrator] Not having to dust is also an added bonus.
- The air quality is much better since
we've installed the blinds.
There isn't all that dust resting on them.
- These blinds are going to last you a really long time.
They have been cycle tested 290000 times.
These are all made right here in the USA.
- We filled out a form online and
they put us in touch with a local installer
who came out and measured everything
and did all the install and everything
just went like a breeze.
- [Narrator] Innovia blinds between the glass
are also a great option for sliding glass doors,
perfect when you own a pool like the Richmonds.
- We moved to northeast Ohio about nine years ago.
We moved from my husband's work and we loved the area,
we loved the community, we loved the location.
We originally were gonna put curtains all the way across
and that was just too much to get in the way with the kids.
These are perfect.
They open and they close.
You don't have to worry about them getting dirty, dusty.
They look fantastic and you don't
have to worry about the kids getting tangled or any damage.
- [Narrator] Intigral also has products
for customers looking for smart home innovation
via their Innovia and ScreenLine brands.
- This one is called our swipe system.
You can simply swipe the blind and the blind will
work automatically.
It's run off of a battery pack so it's motorized
and it has a rechargeable battery.
You can stop it wherever you want,
you can operate it, you can even take this blind
and put it on a remote control.
The most advanced blind that we have is this system here.
First off, it's a wired solution so you
do have to wire this into a home control system,
but you can control it through some of the latest technologies.
You can take a tablet and you can
actually operate the blind that way.
You can even tie this into a smart home system
so it can be voice controlled.
Everything that you saw here today,
you can put in Venetian or in a pleated shade
all the way up to blackout.
- [Narrator] To learn more about Innovia
and ScreenLine brands, go to intigral.com
or visit designingspaces.tv.
- We've lived in this house for two years now,
right before our third child was born.
- Life in general with three children is somewhat chaotic.
On a good day, I might get an hour
to work on something and it might be one day a week.
The bathrooms are probably priority number 45, 46, and 47
on my list of to-dos.
- [Narrator] And that's where we come in,
calling in Mansfield Plumbing to help
give the Duesings some bathroom botox.
- It's a tough time right now for them.
They've got old toilets, some of them are inefficient.
One of them doesn't flush all the way and they both plug up.
- [Narrator] Enter the vanquish toilet,
a revolutionary new design starting
with side mounted seat hinges that make it easy to clean.
- That flat deck surface on the back.
When the tinkle does turn a sprinkle,
you can wipe it off real easily.
Pureclean glaze so it rinses well
and then that real powerful flush mechanism that we have.
I'm really excited that this is gonna be a great solution.
I think it's gonna solve a lot of their issues.
- [Narrator] A plumber gets to work
removing the old toilets while stylist Lindsay Laura
works with the family on design ideas
for both the kid's bathroom upstairs
and the guest bath downstairs.
- [Husband}] It looks good.
- Number one, you'll see it's an elongated bowl
and a high height so it's a very comfortable seat to be in.
We talked about it early on, is this no hinge seat.
We've taken the seat hinges off the top of this.
- Easy clean, that's amazing.
I didn't think when I heard side hinges,
I didn't really understand 'til I saw it.
- I want you to watch this flush.
It's a very simple lever on the side.
You get a full flush.
It looks like you got a lot more water
going through than you really do so it's still the 1.6 gallon.
All of that toilet paper that you
talked about gets pushed through.
- [Narrator] With a soft close feature,
that means no more slamming the lid.
- That toilet is really solving every single one of the
problems that we have as parents with kids who
can't flush and are messy.
- [Narrator] Finally, it's time for the big reveal upstairs.
- Wow! (loud gasp)
It's so pretty!
We love it!
It looks like a whole new bathroom.
- [Husband] It's a bright space now and it's nice and fresh.
- [Wife] Functional too.
- [Narrator] Then the guest bathroom is revealed.
- Wow!
They're so excited.
They're gonna love it and I'm gonna love
not having to pick up after them and
they're gonna love not getting yelled at.
- Dansfield, thank you very much for unclogging our lives.
(couple chuckles) - [Narrator] For
more information on the vanquish toilet
or any other of their bathroom products,
visit mansfieldplumbing.com or go to
designingspaces.tv.
You can visit these websites to learn more
about the participants on this edition of Designing Spaces.
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