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Tile Patterns in White

Posted in Design Projects, tagged , , , , , , on October 24, 2024| Leave a Comment »

I enjoyed adding a bit more pattern to simple white tiled tub and shower walls. This was a recent tiny house bathroom in North Berkeley. Work was accomplished by Steve Coleman Builders and Sarah Young Tile.

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Victorian Duplex Addition on Top

Posted in Design Projects, tagged , , , , on October 11, 2024| 1 Comment »

These guys are still waiting on some steel railings & southside deck & stairs, but you can see the basic transformation. We added some rooms on top and were sad to loose the distinctive little attic dormer. (See before shot below) I think we added just as much whimsical character back with the new details up top. Some serious energy upgrades and top to bottom remodel also occurred along the way.

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Snapshots of Remodel and Energy Upgrade in Point Reyes

Posted in Design Projects, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on September 26, 2024| 2 Comments »

Looking down on the big room – I love the flooring – It is existing, structural tongue and groove fir subfloor, but it was lighter and kind of pickled with dark marine grade caulk/ filler between the boards. We thought of putting new flooring on top, but the boards were so nice and long, which is unusual these days. Once we put on the dark stain the super nice figured grain popped and we loved it. The indirect LED strip lighting atop the collar ties also worked out well. The electrician did a great job and knew to stop the lights a bit shy of the ends to minimize bright spots. (This photo accentuates the bright spots)
Before shot of the flooring/ structural subfloor with younger Èowyn.
I had a goal to be very particular about the clips for the shower glass. So often the clips are not given much thought and they ruin the simple clean look. (First I tried to talk the builder into no clips at the bottom, recessing the glass into the curb, but they were not game to try this detail. The green floor tile is Arto and the shower floor and walls is Fireclay.
Èowyn likes the big window looking into the woods
I was proud of this built-in brass towel bar. (Kind of wish the electrical devices were more orderly/ aligned and in a real photo shoot Id probably not have a used towel. Oh well)
High tech- low tech – this is the bidet/ heated toilet seat controller and also the handmade wood toilet paper holder with a found gnarled stick.
Another custom brass towel bar – this one with ash. You can also see the cool grain in the floor and the mudroom floor tile by Arto. I thought I maybe specified too many pegs in the mudroom, but every single one was being used on the day I was there.
Another picture of the green hex Arto tile transitioning to fir flooring. The decorative cold air return cover for the forced air system is in the base of the linen cabinet – painted white to match the cabinet.
We had fun with the sun rays over the back door (replacing glass that just caused the mudroom to overheat) and John McBride carved us some more diamond posts for the new covered porch. (Porch is the only addition to the house)
This is a photo of the architect’s dog tracking water into the clients recently finished house. Also a photo of very nice green (Elder Green by Arto..photo doesn’t do it justice) tile floor in the entry that can take a little water no problem.
This is another view of the big room. Big bifold doors connect the space to the garden and orchard to the west. Ample lighting in the room is provided by indirect LEDs shining up and cable lights for task lighting over the kitchen and dining room. You can’t see all the added insulation in the roof and air sealing and new windows and doors to keep the space warm in the rainy season.
Here you can see the ash diamond posts at the end of island that match the redwood ones outside and also the tiled backsplash..somewhat random but also a pattern.
A view of the mudroom – pendant by Metrolighting and painted shelving, pretty mushroom Arto tile floor, splash of color in the stained glass (fabricated by Feral Studios, designed by yours truly)
I’m not going to bother with the not so nice before shot, but I was very happy with the lighting in this room after construction – Three of these large pendants from Metro Lighting in Berkeley.

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Some More Snapshots of Recent Remodel on an Island in British Columbia

Posted in Design Projects, tagged , , , , , , , , , on September 20, 2024| Leave a Comment »

My clients sent me a few photos last week!

This photo captures the four fir columns with foyer with slate floor to the north, bedroom and bathroom wing to west, living and dining to south and kitchen to the east. While most walls are simple painted surfaces, the four columns add some warm fir wood and organize the space.

The ceiling transitions from vaulted in the kitchen to flat elsewhere, and the wall between living and hallway stops short of the ceiling to allow for privacy and natural light beyond the wall. (Most of the windows are on the south side)
Living room with woodstove supported by an exposed steel beam and sheetmetal shelf… wood storage below.

Here are a few more photos: 1) Lower floor TV room – nice the way the TV disappears into the dark wall. 2) Primary bath curbless shower 3) Burnt orange Powder room with interior window to adjacent skylight 4) Looking in from the front door 5) Dining room 6) Kitchen – Kitchen features paperstone countertops and dark cabinets…a cantilevered island seating area and the best view in the house.

The initial concept was to remodel and possibly expand the kitchen, relocate the stairs down, fix the funky half wall between living room and hall….improve the primary suite, but we ended up doing a fair bit more. The sunroom was a bit too sunny with all those skylights, and it didn’t have any insulation in the roof, so we made some big changes there. (switched to high south windows instead of the skylights)

The big updates to energy efficiency are not evident in the photos.

There was a lot of good teamwork on this project between the very involved owners, the local builder and architect and myself.

Below are some before and after plans, then a few before photos.

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Another Project from a While Back

Posted in Design Projects, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on May 23, 2024| 3 Comments »

Ive been sorting old photos lately. 🙂 This was one of 2 bathrooms part of a full house remodel. It was fun to design the sliding barn-door mirror that opened to reveal a window (to the back yard) Built by Canivet Construction and John McBride (Working for Canivet as a carpenter)

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Translucent Floor

Posted in Design Projects, tagged , , , , , on May 15, 2024| 3 Comments »

I visited a ten year old project yesterday. This client commissioned me to design a translucent floor in her dark entry hall. There was already a skylight directly above.

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Bathroom

Posted in Design Projects, tagged , , , , , , , , on May 14, 2024| 2 Comments »

I just realized that I never added this recent bathroom remodel to my digital diary. I wish I had a photo of the tiled shower surround because it is really pretty, but here is the vanity.

The countertop is Paperstone (FSC certified and also acoustically and thermally more like wood than most counters, but very durable) The bright purple floor is Marmoleum. The cabinet and mirror frame are ash. The light is from Metrolighting in Berkeley. The white rectangle is a secret cabinet. 🙂 There is space under the vanity for scale, stool, & waste bin….even a basket of bath toys.

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A couple more snapshots

Posted in Design Projects on April 18, 2024| Leave a Comment »

These two are of the mudroom with pendant light from Metrolighting in Berkeley and stained glass fabricated by Feral Studios in Oakland, cabinets by Wood Art in El Sobrante..door by Acosta Woodworking, Richmond, floor tiles – Arto (Los Angelos) Studio Series. The builder is Bayside Builders (Marin). Whew. Design by me. There is space under the shelving for a rolling cart with food dehydrators…or boxes..other large objects. (Still waiting for real photoshoot. )

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More Photos from our Island Project

Posted in Design Projects, tagged , , , on April 3, 2024| Leave a Comment »

The clients sent me these photos from their recent visit to the project.

Im excited about the vaulted ceiling and the transition to the flat ceiling beyond. High south facing windows to the left are still covered in plywood
This photo is looking back towards the entry (Defined by four 6×6 fir posts) and the kitchen (vaulted ceiling)
Another shot of the kitchen (high windows covered)

The view to the south is hard to beat!

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A Little Project

Posted in Design Projects, tagged on April 1, 2024| Leave a Comment »

An old client wanted to create a small enclosed office to hide the books and papers and also give her some acoustical and visual separation from the loft -family room. It was important not to block the light from the two windows at that end of the loft. Nice craftsmanship by Steve Coleman Builder.

Before shot
the new insualted wall with glass door and two windows

The desk..almost finished
bookshelves
And we created a new space at the other end of the room for a desk overlooking the kitchen and dining below for the daughter.
Detail of the copper railing (from 2009)

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Steel

Posted in Design Projects, tagged , , , , , , on March 26, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Justin Prevadoros, the builder for our Galiano Island project, sent this great photo of his crew testing the steel beam that will span the living room and support a dual purpose hearth & bench.

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A Tiled Backsplash from the Forest and Island Posts from a Castle.

Posted in Design Projects, tagged , , , , , , , , , on March 25, 2024| Leave a Comment »

We still are not ready for a full photo shoot, but we got a chance to visit this project in Inverness over the weekend. The remodel (Bay Builders general contractor) was extensive and included many upgrades to the exterior for energy efficiency, wild fire safety and general design improvement. We got to have some fun in the interior including the green Arto tile backsplash and the handmade ash island posts with diamonds cut into them. (They match the three redwood posts on the back porch)

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