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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
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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.
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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.“
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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!
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These are La Cantina doors connecting a new family room with vaulted ceiling to the garden.
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The main entry to the de Young Museum in the late morning – If only we all could afford skins of copper in custom patterns.
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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.
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We took the train to Sacramento today to look around. In addition to nice trees, we saw some noteworthy buildings. Here are a few.
I think this one was a bank
This pyramid of warm yellow stone – a great shape for a building in a place where land isn’t too expensive. Every room gets a roof deck!
The entry to the Great Pyramid
Awesome new museum on the Sacramento River
feather weathervane on the roof, sailboats along the entry bridge
golden bridge 1935
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serious sheetrock delivery
No more electrical or plumbing changes – here comes the sheetrock on my Rockridge remodel
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My client wants to remove a major load-bearing wall. His dog, Io, is concerned that the foundation is adequate to support the posts.
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