This Old House | Summer Special: Scandinavian Modern (S42 E27) | FULL EPISODE

Follow the renovation of an 1887 dark, divided two-family home to a bright, open Scandinavian-style one-family, all in a one-episode summer special.
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This Old House has followed the rebuilding of over 70 homes. But over 42 years only one of those was a Scandinavian Modern. This Cambridge, MA house started life as a dark, divided 1887 two-family. We turned it into a bright, open Scandinavian-style one-family. In this Summer special we compress the efforts to restore this beauty into one episode. Follow the action as Tom Silva, Norm Abram and Roger Cook, along with their teams, take this old house from rundown to remarkable.
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This Old House | Summer Special: Scandinavian Modern (S42 E27) | FULL EPISODE
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[@erics7757]

13:56 Can you imagine legends Norm Abram and Tom Silva both working together on a project you commissioned? It would be a roped-off holy area!

[@bosse641]

Heartwarming to see Norm again. ❤ Hope he is doing good.

[@johnhpalmer6098]

Yep, saw this a few years back, I want to say, it was from within the last 15 years, but before Norm and Roger both retired. I think Norm retired, but Roger had health issues if I recall right from a couple of years ago or so. In fact, I was watching the original series, this is a special that condensed it down to one half hour special.

[@ronevans852]

Love to see the old guys doing their thing , to bad we have to retire.

[@fritzhotzonefritz8392]

Fantastic transformation. The reclaimed wood was really cool, the cabinet detail from the old cabinets was great and the contrasting cabinet colors looks wonderful. I'm not a huge fan of marble countertops because of the upkeep requirements, but it looks timeless and elegant in this new kitchen. The layout is terrific for real cooking and love the large custom vent hood. You only get one life, may as well make your home stellar like this.

[@ilichiregius2884]

This episode is definitely from a while ago if Roger Cook is still appearing. Hopefully, he's doing well in his retirement.

[@Timjh]

Original broadcast date July 8th 2021

[@rd-ch1on]

@Bobby Meth?

[@Tony-r7v]

The ubiquitous Roger Cook comment seen on every TOH video. Thanks

[@johnritchie3889]

@@Timjh - it has to be older than that. Roger is able to walk and is using a jackhammer.

[@hudsonhousejournal7063]

You can date the episode by the age and weight of Kevin O'Connor.

[@williamturns341]

Even the old reruns are still fantastic.

[@walrod622]

Great renovation. Always loved "This old house". Not unnecessary loud noise like other shows, Always professional.

[@christoskettenis880]

I like it how the various contractor/hosts are explaining on the spot as they are working. Perfect educational approach

[@rd-ch1on]

Its a TV show . They're selling products for their sponsors

[@kevinshackles3396]

Makes me miss Roger

[@rd-ch1on]

@Bobby Give us the dirty details on Cook

[@herculesrockefeller8969]

"Antique granite"? Every rock on earth is an antique. 😄

[@MikesTropicalTech]

The Himalayan pink rock salt I bought yesterday has a 12-2026 expiry date! :^)

[@WriterandPhotographer]

My Mom loved Scandinavian design and her home was a beautiful example as this home now is. All her furnishings were also teak and very good leather and there was a warmness to everything, which must be the feeling people there want during the cold winters. I inherited her taste in design and still have the teak dining room set I bought in the early 80s. Still in great shape and holding up well. Good design and quality is an element of Scandinavian design products as well. House came out great.

[@tonyjohnson2256]

It was awesome to see Norm again. I love watching his amazing wood working skills.

[@andrewk-majordochomerepair6014]

Jenn is great too but can't help but miss Roger. Just a cool guy who had a passion & truly loved what he did including teaching others. Wishing him and his family well wherever they may now be.

[@miriammuskal5402]

Absolutely stunning renovation whenever this old house does a renovation it's always fantastic 😍😊

[@VeloVasquez]

What a beautiful house. I wish they still made them that way. Awesome job on the renovation.!

[@louisel.sinniger2057]

Love, love, love this. Hope to be doing this to my house this year.

[@tectoramia-sz1lu]

I haven't watched TOH for a long long time, it's nice to see it again. Although it would be good to see home owners who are less wealthy than those we normally see, for whom money is no object.

[@vizioasdf]

I hope you're doing better Roger.

[@toomanyhobbies2011]

There was a time when TOH was more than just a fancy advertisement. They actually included the home owners and considered a thing called "budget".

[@rustyshackle917]

When was that, exactly? The 1st season? 😆

[@paulbradbury5792]

Rogah is classic Yankee :)

[@rbud57]

I love all the windows, but I'd still need my curtains. Sure, open wide when the sun is out, but no way would I feel privacy without them. Plus in the winter, big windows are too cold on dreary days and at night without warm drapery.

[@komaboi19]

You've got to love hearing constantly about the local zoning boards. The same people who are so worried about adherence to rules on repair are the same people who did nothing as the house rotted away...

[@Yaketyyak21]

Great to see the old team working together…

[@Yaketyyak21]

@@brianglade848 translate please..I don’t speak American.

[@jpe1]

20:59 “we’ve got the perfectly square television” … ‽‽ huh? Where would one even buy a square TV, but more importantly, what is one going to _watch_ on a square TV? All broadcast content and nearly all movies are in a rectangular aspect ratio that is wider than it is tall. That TV is going to be displaying black bars top and bottom literally all the time!

[@bluemethodify]

..and Roojah gettin soome baaark fo da yaaard

[@Draugluin999]

Norm in his natural habitat

[@bubashalom8274]

Good job as always and Tommy always the best.

[@histershellac2842]

$candinavian Modern. if only 2 in 10 of my projects had these budgets! consolidation in my region has created monopolies in the bespoke sector. independents are disappearing in a forrest of Mercedes Sprinters and polished web sites.

[@gabrielgarcia2426]

That was an awesome job. I’m a disabled veteran and I was wondering if I can have this done in concrete in my home. I live in Clarksville. TN. Thanks.

[@dennisoestermann1880]

As a Scandinavian i can tell you guys that the windows aint Scandinavian design :P For the most part we use aluminium outside and wood/plastic inside, and the windows is a tipping style, instead of the American slide :P

[@linnsoltwedel]

I would say that it's more Scandinavian to have miter joints in the trim around the windows. Caping it is not usual in Norway at least.

[@rd-ch1on]

Scandinavian " Modern". The modern means no miters

[@nordyfamily]

I think it is called IKEA!

[@geland1]

Great stuff! Now that you guys are done, come on over to my house!

[@johnhfischeriii]

Watching this episode again and I noticed something a bit off... Tom ...your iPad is sitting at a 5% charge. How do you operate knowing your charge is so low?

[@bosse641]

A wonderful home. Would love that.

[@rd-ch1on]

@@brianglade848 Dah giverwahy is Tommy's caped bonah

[@kanglin4355]

Really like the treated southern pine ceiling - what paint/stain did you folks end up using?

[@XXMETAL4LIF3XX]

Ironic a Norway tree had to come down for this Scandinavian modern reno. Lol

[@rolfsinkgraven]

A very old one.

[@judychurley6623]

Budget?

[@priceandpride]

Love me some white on white

[@jeojoe13]

that is a nice bowl of apples

[@peqepeke]

love watching you all guys , I also learn a lot of english ;)

[@joelness]

18:55 "This is an old house..." wait, did he just say it? HE SAID IT!!! THAT'S THE NAME OF THE SHOW!! THIS OLD HOUSE!!!!

[@moniquecm1144]

❤️love ❤️

[@denieledwards6893]

SIMPLY AMAZNG MUST OF COST A FORTUNE, WOW

[@aaqilian5.085]

Must have. Don’t be illiterate

[@t.f7083]

What in the world is Kevin opening the stove for???

[@stephen2738]

How much was this renovation?

[@leshenderson5746]

If you have to ask you can't afford it. LOL🤣

[@rajbanwait325]

Sweden/Cal

[@edrcozonoking]

looks good except for the cheap pine used on the ceilings. Should have been birch.

[@veronicajensen7690]

Finland is not Scandinavia -so to be correct it's a Nordic style house

[@Swagg3r3d]

They probably spent 1-2 million dollars on the house before rennovation

[@dimidomo7946]

Off the top of me head -- conservatively over $800,000 for the renovation 🍀

[@scundoorsup5342]

Perbert palace

[@rickjohnson1632]

👍👍

[@tylersmith293]

Wild that you own something and state has any say.

[@aaqilian5.085]

Cute that you think you actually ‘own’ anything.

[@tylersmith293]

@@aaqilian5.085 Owning just means the resources required to take it are more than the value of the object itself. So yeah, I own most my stuff.

[@amis100]

It’s called civilization. Wouldn’t you want “the state” to stop your neighbors from opening a toxic dump?

[@gpslightlock1422]

42 Years! How old am I?

[@brianfong5711]

11:17 Rogaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!

[@mirodilmirzakhmedov9287]

Great work! Well done!

[@ginam.8378]

"Doug fir" a "Bau house"... lol

[@KylesHomeschoolEnglish]

Look at these skinny guys with jawlines.

[@l.a.glover9172]

Why bother gutting an old house and rebuilding it? Just build a Scandi Modern house. This is how the 1% live, I guess.

[@janmohi8050]

Hideous that these people ripped out the soul of this beautiful house and made it sterile white on white on white. Why don't these yuppies build a new house and leave historic homes to these who appreciate skilled workmanship from days gone by. This Old House crew always do excellent work and they gave these people what they asked for. Too bad the wrong people have all the money.

[@paulbradbury5792]

Never seen a house with a window frame, given that these must cost $1,000,000,000,000,000 per frame?

[@nilz23]

Wow way to ruin a nice old house.

[@borp6912]

This show is so unrelatable