Matt has the trellis underway (on the left building.) He plans to train a rose to grow on the redwood slats. Mavis and Atticus try sitting on the covered porch in the evening light.
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More Developments at Hornby’s Little Buildings
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, small buildings on February 22, 2013| Leave a Comment »
deedsdesign’s Other New Project
Posted in Design Projects, Found Objects, tagged children on January 29, 2013| 3 Comments »
Willella Elizabeth McBride will be helping out on future deedsdesign projects. She has an uncanny intuition for good design. Her particular interests are good southern exposure, the best flooring materials for playing, and acoustics for enhancing baby’s cries.
Under the 1920’s Stucco with No Overhangs
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, historical styles, houses, stucco, water management, wood on January 28, 2013| 2 Comments »
This new remodel project in Berkeley is underway. They are doing a full house remodel and are smart to make sure that the exterior envelope is in good shape. In our climate these zero overhang stucco houses with old fashioned stucco details (stucco all the way to dirt and no weep screed) often have a lot of rot hidden behind the stucco. You can see some of it in the photos below. The next step will be to remove all the old sheathing and check the studs for rot. After repairing any rotten framing, the contractor will add new plywood sheathing and replace all the windows with modern double glazed models.
Remodel in Point Richmond Almost Finished!
Posted in Design Projects, tagged interiors, kitchen, Richmond on January 9, 2013| Leave a Comment »
We moved some walls and added some windows and took away a door and moved the kitchen to the other side of the house and added a bathroom and opened up the space a bit. We also upgraded the heating, hot water, ventilation systems and the electrical and lighting. The before shots don’t look anything like these almost finished shots, but you’ll just have to believe me. The layout changed so dramatically that they are not really relevant. Hopefully I’ll have some professional photos when its really finished! This post shows the project at an earlier stage.
The square hole in the wall to the left really helps to connect the kitchen (on left), dining (on right) and living room (beyond grey wall.) The entry closet is camouflaged in wall-matching grey paint.
6″ LED recessed lights by Cree provide ample warm light in the kitchen. Vertical grain fir custom cabinets by Steve Shada, Pika Woodworking
Low voltage art lights await the art on the living room walls
Another Treasure Chest
Posted in Design Projects, tagged boxes, furniture, green, paint, patterns, wood on November 15, 2012| Leave a Comment »
I finally had a chance to take a few photos of one of our most recent treasure chests. We made this one for Kavi out of maple and a painted poplar top. The hinges are special soft close hinges to protect his small fingers. The paint is my favorite Bioshield Aqua Resin Trim Enamel. I had to use a bit of a different paint for the dark brown part.
Here is a picture of Kavi and his box
More progress at Matt Hornby Garden Design’s Little Buildings
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, garden, small buildings on November 8, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Basement upgrade in the Berkeley Hills
Posted in Design Projects, tagged bathroom, Berkeley, houses, lighting design on October 24, 2012| 2 Comments »
I just stopped by to have a peek at this almost finished project near Tilden Park. The owner still needs to finish moving in, but you can get an idea despite the blank walls.
Canivet Construction is the builder.
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- Upstairs bedroom hallway before remodel
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- Hallway opened to stairs and skylight added over the stairs
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- Before
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- Before
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- Before
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- looking into the new bathroom
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- The new bathroom with custom cabinet and trough sink
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- Nursery with baby
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- big shower with hospital style curtain
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- Lots of space in the linen cabinet
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- linen cabinet with doors closed
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- sketch of built-ins
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- Existing Floor Plan (lower level)
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- New Floor Plan (lower level)
Strange Framing in the Attic
Posted in Design Projects, tagged houses, remodelling, Richmond on October 4, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Sometimes when you tear off the sheetrock you discover unusual framing details and problems that need to be resolved. This project had a second roof framed over the first to increase the slope and eliminate built-in gutters. There was a lot of bracing in the attic that added to the load on the ceiling joists. It was hard to tell how much of it was really necessary.
discussing framing details with collaborator Steve Shada of Pika Woodworking
New Chimney and Hearth
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, interiors, patterns, tile, wood stove on October 2, 2012| Leave a Comment »
We did a bit of rearranging in our apartment this summer. The chimney and hearth have been screaming replace me since I moved in. The closet behind them was also not very functional – very deep with a small door, so not very efficient storage. Now the closet is very efficiently laid out to store the vacuum and brooms and other cleaning tools, and the litter box fits nicely behind the stove with a private cat door at the back. The stove is now recessed into the wall leaving room for a generous raised hearth and a clear pathway to the kitchen beyond. I took pictures of most of the steps.
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- This is the best “before” shot I could find. It is from several years ago before the sheetrock was finished. The woodstove protrudes past the kitchen door and the tile hearth is a huge square chunk out of the room and also a tripping hazard
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- I found an even earlier “before” shot with the round sheet metal stove that came with the house. For the elderly woman who lived here, this was the only source of heat, no insulation.
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- another old “before” shot with Dorothee, Falco, and John
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- Framing for the rearranged closet and the wood stove niche. You can see Frodo’s litterbox already installed in its new location. We installed a private entrance to the back of the closet for him
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- the old rusty chimney
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- Johnny’s Chimney Service removed the old chimney and installed the new. Here is a progress shot of Johnny’s chimney installation
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- method for securing a rope to the roof peak
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- Johnny Key cut the hole in the roof for the new chimney – no turning back!
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- new chimney – Johnny had to return with one more section to make it 2 feet taller. I wish he had not used red fire caulk, but nobody can see this without climbing on the roof
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- Framing the raised hearth
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- Ready for tile
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- Tile saw in the kitchen
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- Wanda Bonneville sets the decorative edge tiles – seconds from Heath Tile
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- John Mcbride installs the door hardware
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- zinc surround installation complete! You can also see that the door trim and base board is installed and painted
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- stove reinstalled on new hearth, closet door from Omega Salvage looking like new – we just need to touch up the paint and refinish the fir floors
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- Isba enjoying the fire
Construction Progress
Posted in Design Projects on September 12, 2012| Leave a Comment »
I stopped by this jobsite in West Berkeley today (these are offices in a larger research and testing facility) The stair railing is being welded on site and windows and doors are going in
Iron Works
Posted in Design Projects, Found Objects on August 9, 2012| 2 Comments »
This afternoon I visited Alberto Jauregui’s Iron Works with my client with orange painted toenails. She is shopping for an elegant steel railing.
Red Metal Roofs and Warm Brown Stucco
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, salvaged, small buildings on August 3, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Matt made some progress on the little buildings while I was gone. He chose a warm brown integral color stucco and a red standing seam roof. You can’t see it very well in this photo, but the door to the right is an old salvaged door with a window and some nice details.
Looking good!
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