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My client is choosing between two very different woods for their flooring throughout the house. The samples are both very nice, so I thought I’d share them.  Both of these are finished with clear Rubio Monocoat, an environmentally friendly wood finish that is more matte than conventional floor finishes.  We are also hoping that since it is not shiny it might not show wear as much. It is much easier to repair scratches in this type of finish.

The first sample shown here is Rift Sawn Oak. It has a very regular grain pattern of tight straight lines. It is a medium warm brown color.

Select Rift Sawn Oak with Rubio Monocoat

Select Rift Sawn Oak with Rubio Monocoat

The second sample is ash. Ash has a very pretty, much less regular grain pattern and an ash blond color.

Ash Flooring with Rubio Monocoat

Ash Flooring with Rubio Monocoat

They can’t go wrong with either of these, but I am particularly partial to Ash.

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I did these sketches a while back for a client who wanted to divide a shared yard and create more privacy

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ceiling beams

I am a fan of having some exposed structure in a house. This photo shows one of the reasons. In addition to hanging a bouncy swing, these beams can make a great place to hang a mobile or colorful flags, wrap holiday lights, store fishing poles or a small boat, install lighting to shine up on the ceiling, and more.

In addition they add a three-dimensionality to the space and light filtering down through the beams from high windows creates interesting shadow patterns.

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We are working on the repair and remodel of an actual 4-square cottage from the early 1900s!

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This small addition is a spa-like bathroom designed to be more accommodating to a person growing older. My client also wanted space for plants in the room, including her large ficus plant that was outgrowing her house.  They are getting close to finishing the project, but I took some photos of the almost finished interior. Most of the interior design elements were chosen by the client…but deedsdesign guided the project in subtle ways.

Some of the collaborators:

Richard Pollack Tile, Peter Renoir Plumbing,  Semolina Design (Provided and fabricated the Richlite remnant), Angress Construction

Tiled Shower

Tile Sink and Ficus

addition almost finished

addition almost finished

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Peter Renoir Plumbing (Blake and Modesto) Finishing the Plumbing Installation – Blue Richlite Countertop is a remnant fabricated by Semolina Design.

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Henry and Ruben ponder the floor framing

Marcia and the house before

Marcia’s Ficus

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Environment Matters

Rat Park

Rat Park was a 1970s study of drug addiction in rats. The Canadian Scientists showed that rats alone in small cages tended to quickly become morphine addicts, but that the same rats avoided the morphine laced water after being moved to nicer cages with toys and other rats to play and mate with and space to raise a family.

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diningroom 6

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DiningRoom 1 diningroom 5

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Digging out the Basement

Bobcat at work

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Beautiful house bones

This is another whole house remodel project in Oakland. Stay tuned for more photos soon.

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Stereo cabinet

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This was my weekend project- lifting the record player up away from baby fingers.

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drawers with cut out pulls

I have always liked this simple and affordable way to open cabinet drawers. This is a bathroom cabinet for a project here in Berkeley, CA.

Remodelista just posted a collection of some other nice examples (follow the link)

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My client would like a surface mounted track light over her bathroom vanity.  I wanted certainty that code would allow a fixture rated only for dry locations in a bathroom.  I found this article written by Mark Ode, a staff engineering associate at Underwriters Laboratory Inc on the website for the UL Company.

According to Mark, a dry location luminaire must be installed in a location that is not normally subjected to dampness but may be subjected to temporary dampness. With the proper ventilation, above a bathroom vanity fits this qualification.  Inside the shower of course, where water can easily splash on a fixture, a fixture must be wet rated.

His article also explains the difference between wet, damp, and dry UL ratings, as well as a few less common ratings for light fixtures.

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