This was my weekend project- lifting the record player up away from baby fingers.
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Stereo cabinet
Posted in Design Projects, tagged color, furniture on September 26, 2013| 3 Comments »
Cut-out Pulls
Posted in Design Projects, Found Objects, Information, tagged bathroom, cabinets, cut-out pulls, details, holes, interiors, kitchen, patterns, utilitarian, value on September 23, 2013| Leave a Comment »
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)
UL Listed Light Fixture Research
Posted in Design Projects, Information, tagged bathroom, code, lighting design on September 20, 2013| Leave a Comment »
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.
Bathtub Greywater!
Posted in Design Projects, tagged garden, gray water, green, grey water, plants on September 15, 2013| 2 Comments »
Yes, my Bougainvillea looks pretty sad, but hopefully soon Ill have some good “after” shots for you. I just installed a bathtub greywater system! (See the green hose attached to the drain line?)
New Second Floor Project is Underway
Posted in Design Projects on September 7, 2013| Leave a Comment »
One of My Kitchen Clients Got Some Colorful New Swivel Stools
Posted in Design Projects, tagged bar stools, color, interiors, kitchen, swivel stools, swiveling on September 4, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Swiveling is nice in this case because the living room and TV is directly behind. It is helpful to be able to easily rotate to see all the action.
minnow belly table
Posted in Design Projects, tagged FSC certified wood, furniture, guaciban, hand carved, local Elm, paduk, wood on July 14, 2013| 2 Comments »
Searching for something in my portfolio photo collection today I happened upon this nice one of my minnow belly table with leaves.
Smooth Venetian Plaster in White Dove Before the Furniture and Art Move In
Posted in Design Projects, tagged color, interiors, process, venetian plaster on June 17, 2013| 1 Comment »
Evening Light Casts a Nice Shadow on the Light Grey Stucco
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, doorways, houses, integral color stucco, patterns, plants, process on June 16, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I was biking past to see how the revised stucco color looked on this almost finished project and caught some nice shadows. A good side benefit of a subtle stucco color.
I am loving the new hobbit door!
trellises, vegetable beds, and roses and vines starting to climb
Posted in Design Projects, tagged garden, green building, small buildings, trellises on June 5, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Another Artistic Fence
Posted in Design Projects, tagged color, fence, whimsy on May 20, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Two fine artists in Alameda own this lovely garden and fence. Not overly concerned about security, they made the round cutout in the yellow gate for easy access to the latch
Tony is Making Great Progress!
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, doorways, houses, process on May 17, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Progress! This is a whole house inside and out remodel in North Berkeley. Stay tuned for more pictures as it comes together over the next few weeks.
Vaulting the livingroom ceiling
Wider openings with arches! Now you can see all the way through to the garden in the back
New front hobbit door!
New front windows – just like the old but energy efficient and we raised them up for privacy and easier furnishing of the room
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