This Old House’s Jamestown
Net-Zero House Project

The Powers family’s 1920s bungalow includes Baird flooring, interior doors, shiplap, and a gorgeous stairwell.

Donald Powers, the architect behind Union Studio Architecture and Community Design, along with his wife, Dana, designed plans to renovate their century-old New England cottage in Jamestown, Rhode Island. They implemented energy-saving technologies that allowed them to become self-sustaining and focused on creating a clean aesthetic for the interior design.

ABOUT THE PROJECT
Jamestown Net-Zero home illustration.

This “Classic Yankee House” features several Baird Brothers Fine Hardwoods products.

This Old House’s 40th anniversary project doubled the size of the home while meeting net-zero energy efficient building standards.

The home features numerous enhancements: 

  • An elevated kitchen
  • Open dining with built-in banquette
  • A spacious living room
  • An upstairs hall that doubles as a library
  • Solar panels incorporated into the barn’’s exterior design

Baird Brothers’ quarter sawn white oak flooring, interior doors, stair treads, and risers are used throughout the home, along with a graceful new handrail for the expanded front entry. Don and Dana also chose Baird’s quarter sawn white oak as a seamless backdrop for their furnishings, and finished several spaces by incorporating Baird Brothers’ horizontal poplar shiplap interior siding.

See the Jamestown Net-Zero House Come to Life.

This Old House and Sweenor Builders, along with many home renovation product manufacturers and craftspeople — including Baird Brothers Fine Hardwoods — helped make the Powers family’s dream a beautiful reality. 

The energy saving goal was to create a net-zero home with classic design, and the photos below showcase the result of transforming a 1920s bungalow into a stunning success worthy of the show’s 40th anniversary. 

This project should inspire any homeowner to the realization that they can make efforts toward energy conservation while creating clean, modern spaces, no matter the age of the house.

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Photos for “This Old House” by Anthony Tieuli

Elevated Kitchen

Baird Brothers Jamestown Net-Zero Project elevated kitchen.

Dining Room

Baird Brothers Jamestown Net-Zero Project elevated dining.

Living Spaciously

Baird Brothers Jamestown Net-Zero Project living spaciously.

Family Room

Baird Brothers Jamestown Net-Zero Project family room.

Book Shelf / Stairs

Baird Brothers Jamestown Net-Zero Project book shelf.

Front Entry

Baird Brothers Jamestown Net-Zero Project front entry.

Built-In Bookcase

Baird Brothers Jamestown Net-Zero Project built-in bookcase

Bedroom 1

Baird Brothers Jamestown Net-Zero Project bedroom.

Bedroom 2

Baird Brothers Jamestown Net-Zero Project second bedroom.

Shiplap Bath

Baird Brothers Jamestown Net-Zero Project shiplap bathroom.

Hallway of Cubbies

Baird Brothers Jamestown Net-Zero Project hall of cubbies.

Attic Loft

Baird Brothers Jamestown Net-Zero Project attic loft.
Baird Brothers TOH Jamestown Net-Zero Project.

Missed the reveal episode on PBS?
You can watch it on demand right now.

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Use the same TOH products to create your dream home.

If you love the Powers Family’s renovated bungalow, you can use the exact products they chose for your dream home!

Since 1960, Baird Brothers has been America’s source for fine hardwoods. Our products are sustainably sourced from Appalachian forests, and we manufacture a nearly limitless variety of options: mouldings, interior doors, handrails, stair parts, flooring and paneling, S4S lumber, countertops and more.

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2-1/4" x 1-9/32" White Oak Oval Wall Rail - LJ6042

White Oak Custom Rail Fittings

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3-1/2" x 48" White Oak Colonial Short Utility Newel - BB4180

White Oak Custom Rail Newels

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Iron Square Balusters

Iron Balusters

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11-1/2" Quarter Sawn White Oak Stair Treads

Quarter Sawn White Oak Stair Treads

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Quarter Sawn White Oak Select Grade Flooring - 3/4" x 5"

5” Select Grade Quarter Sawn White Oak Flooring

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White Oak Register Covers.

White Oak Register Covers

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White Oak 3 Panel Doors

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3/4" X 7-1/2" White Oak Custom Shiplap - SPL9903

White Oak Shiplap

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3/4" x 6-5/16" Knotty Eastern White Pine Custom T&G Nickel Gap - SPL90097

Eastern Knotty Pine Tongue and Groove Paneling

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5/8" x 5" Poplar Wainscot - B606

Poplar Wainscot

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3/4" x 3-1/2" Poplar Craftsman/Contemporary Casing - B105

Poplar Casing

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1" x 5-1/2" Poplar Wide Window Stool - B800

Poplar Wide Window Stool

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5/8" x 5-1/2" Poplar Craftsman Baseboard - B2017

Poplar Craftsman Baseboard

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Reach out and we’ll take you through the process, so you order what you want and only as much as you need.
Call 800-732-1697 or fill out the form below.

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“This Old House” TV Show Visits Baird Brothers’ Canfield, Ohio, Location.

This Old House and host Kevin O’Connor visited Baird Brothers Fine Hardwoods in Canfield, Ohio to learn more about our family-owned and -operated facility. The footage aired on PBS in the 1807/3907 episode. Watch along!

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