Posted in Design Projects, tagged houses, patterns, process, wood on August 4, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Design Projects, tagged hallways, skylights, value on June 3, 2014| 1 Comment »
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, houses, small buildings, value on June 1, 2014| Leave a Comment »
These are just snapshots – client is not fully moved in – but they are very happy with the remodel, as am I. (Thanks Berkeley Craftsmen) The basic idea was to add a bedroom and improve the street presence. In addition to adding a bedroom we gained a small parlor or office and relocated the main living space to the back with a nice connection to the garden.
The new front parlor window, cedar sill, and integral color stucco
High windows facing south
New front parlor
Looking from kitchen out the back doors
New Bedroom
Posted in Design Projects, tagged appleply, Berkeley, kitchen, patterns, plywood, rustic, sailboat hardware, salvaged, value on May 7, 2014| 2 Comments »
I took this photo a while back when I installed my blue powdercoated steel Ikea cart in its spot. I was very excited because it was a perfect fit and made use of an underutilized space in my kitchen. It was also very affordable. You can also see my nifty reuse of sailboat rigging (cleat, block, and line) to make an adjustable countertop. The diamond cabinet is also from Ikea but the drawer faces were custom made by me out of fir plywood and white paint. The coordinated geometric pattern dish towel was also from Ikea, but hand dyed with tea, coffee, and beets to get rid of the bright white background. The mini wedgewood range is at least 50 years old and works great with style.
Posted in Design Projects on May 6, 2014| Leave a Comment »
I did the design for a renovation and addition for this house 10 years ago. It was just featured on Your Berkeley’s Top 5 Berkeley Overbids:
“2307 Stuart Street: This 3 bedroom 1.5 bathroom Berkeley bungalow with extensive upgrades, seismic work and green features spent just 16 days on the market. Listed at $795,000 it sold for $1,150,000 representing a 45% overbid.“
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, houses, windows on May 1, 2014| 2 Comments »
This is my South Berkeley remodel & addition project before:
Sometimes before shots are like low hanging fruit. Shutters that are way too small to cover the window are one of my pet peeves.
Not finished yet, but this little house now has some dignity!
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, doorways, stucco on April 23, 2014| 1 Comment »
These are La Cantina doors connecting a new family room with vaulted ceiling to the garden.
Posted in Design Projects, tagged color, houses, patterns, whimsy on April 11, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Design Projects, tagged ceilings, exposed structure, hallways, interiors, Oakland, process, wood on March 27, 2014| 1 Comment »
The sheetrockers are hard at work at my Rockridge project. Here is a picture of the hallway where we are keeping the fine old ceiling joists exposed. Stay tuned on this one. Its going to be the coolest hallway ever.
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Oakland, process, Rockridge, Sheetrock on March 21, 2014| Leave a Comment »
serious sheetrock delivery
No more electrical or plumbing changes – here comes the sheetrock on my Rockridge remodel
Posted in Design Projects, tagged dog, engineering, load-bearing wall, process on March 19, 2014| Leave a Comment »
My client wants to remove a major load-bearing wall. His dog, Io, is concerned that the foundation is adequate to support the posts.
Posted in Design Projects, tagged bright color, color, details, houses, patterns, stained glass on March 5, 2014| 1 Comment »
Thanks to Sabina Frank we will have cheerful colored light streaming in from the south side where we once saw only the neighbor’s looming stucco wall with aluminum windows.
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