The Story of Home
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Season 16 of 6 Episodes
  • During summer in upstate New York, home designers Tara and Percy head outside to work on some projects; they build a Dutch-inspired rock-and-wood sauna; Tara works on getting the garden beds ready for next year.
  • While Tara and Percy get the house ready for the holidays, they renovate the bathrooms; they attempt to make their own tempera paint, but have trouble translating the Swedish directions.
  • Winter has arrived, and it's getting harder to stay warm; Tara and Percy install storm windows to keep out the cold; they renovate the guest and main bedrooms in preparation for a visit from Tara's mom; they struggle stamping a pattern on the walls.
  • It's summer and time to work on the outside of the house; Tara and Percy paint it a beautiful off-white and enlist the help of friends to build a garden greenhouse; Percy's mom visits to help with the landscaping.
  • Home designers Tara and Percy have been using the living room of their farmhouse as their sole living space for so long that it has a lot of clutter and mess; it's finally time to renovate, and it's proving to be overwhelming.
  • Winter is right around the corner and Tara and Percy are working hard to finish their home; their biggest project yet is the kitchen, and with friends on the way to see the house, the designers work tirelessly to get it done.
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Tara and Percy are interior designers with a passion for old homes; after years of designing for others, now they're taking on a live-in renovation for their own farmhouse in upstate New York.

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