Windham company to be featured in Magnolia Network’s ‘In With the Old’ TV series

A Windham company specializing in reclaimed lumber and flooring, Rousseau Reclaimed Lumber & Flooring, will be featured in an upcoming episode of the Magnolia TV Network’s “In With the Old” debuting at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 26 and streaming on Discovery+ and Max.

Rousseau Reclaimed Lumber & Flooring of Windham will be
featured in an upcoming episode of Magnolia TV Network's
'In With the Old" series and details the makeover of a 1910
Germantown, New York farmhouse owned by celebrities
Amanda Pays and Corbin Bernsen. COURTESY PHOTO   

The episode is titled “Hamlet on the Hudson” and shows the results of the makeover of a 1910 Germantown, New York Hudson Valley farmhouse owned by entertainment personalities Amanda Pays and Corbin Bernsen that sits on eight acres of farmland dating back to before the Revolutionary War.

Rousseau Reclaimed Lumber & Flooring provided flooring that was reclaimed from the roof sheathing of a Northern Maine clothespin factory and beams from an 1800s barn. Although both buildings have been torn down and their sites redeveloped, the centuries-old materials have found a new life in the Germantown home of Pays and Bernsen.

John Rousseau has owned Reclaimed Lumber & Flooring for 30 years and is one of the region's foremost experts on turning salvage wood into useful products such as flooring, structural and aesthetic elements for homes and businesses, according to a press release. His business reclaims salvaged and antique lumber turning it into flooring, timbers, millwork and job-ready lumber for architects, contractors, designers and homeowners throughout the Northeastern United States.

The Bernsens have refurbished over 30 homes in New York and California while each of them had successful acting and entertainment careers. They recognized the value of reaching out to Rousseau in providing a unique product for their home.

The “Hamlet on the Hudson” segment of “In With the Old” will air on the Magnolia Network on Spectrum channels 97 and 161, DIRECTV channel 230, and DISH Network channel 111. It will be available for streaming on Discovery+ and Max.

The Magnolia Network is an American cable network owned by Warner Bros., Discovery and Chip and Joanna Gaines. It broadcasts personality-based lifestyle programs related to topics such as home construction, renovation, and cuisine.

“In With the Old” is a Magnolia Network series that launched in 2021 and highlights designers, builders and old-home enthusiasts across America who re-imagine and transform abandoned structures by preserving their historical integrity while giving them new purpose. <