Season 5 poster

Season 5

(1993)

Overview

Norm builds a Victorian kitchen table out of pine, a plant stand out of pine, an oak Delft rack, an oak coffee table, cypress outdoor planters, a pantry table, a white oak sideboard, a pine hanging corner cupboard, a pine cupboard, a poplar and maple butcher block, a redwood arbor, a pine secretary desk, and a tall pine clock.

Cast

Norm Abram as Host
Norm Abram

as Host

Episodes

Victorian Kitchen Table poster

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January 2, 1993

Norm builds his version of a perennial favorite, the Victorian kitchen table, using a design that combines the best fea…

Plant Stand poster

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January 9, 1993

This tall English country plant stand is perfect for a temperamental fern. The trick to this relatively-simple project …

Delft Rack poster

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January 16, 1993

Norm visits a private collection in an English castle and discovers a Delft rack from 1780. The Delft rack - an oak rac…

Oak Coffee Table poster

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January 23, 1993

Americans are mad for coffee tables! Norm's version of this feature of modern life is inspired by the English country l…

Outdoor Planters poster

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January 30, 1993

Norm creates two outdoor planters: one that's square with raised panels and a second that's simpler, larger and rectang…

Pantry Table poster

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February 6, 1993

This simple, versatile English country pantry table needn't be confined to the pantry: it can serve as a bedside table,…

Sideboard poster

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February 13, 1993

We call these buffets, huntboards or servers in America, but they're sideboards in England, and some are up to nine fee…

Hanging Corner Cupboard poster

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February 20, 1993

After searching London's renowned King's Road, Norm uncovers this unusual piece. He then teaches viewers how to make a …

Pine Cupboard poster

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February 27, 1993

Norm teaches viewers how to make flat panel doors as well as glass panel doors for the display area of this English cou…

Butcher Block poster

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March 6, 1993

Norm's version of the indispensable kitchen staple, the butcher block, features a hard endgrain maple top instead of th…

Redwood Arbor poster

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March 13, 1993

Although Norm researched arbors in old England, the one that he builds is inspired by versions from the New England isl…

Secretary Desk poster

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March 20, 1993

Norm builds a secretary writing desk out of pine. Viewers can learn how to craft breadboard corners for this English co…

Tall Pine Clock poster

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March 27, 1993

Norm suspects that the original of this English country clock found on London's King's Road, with its tapered profile, …