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All about the Southern Sunlight

Posted in Design Projects, tagged bathroom, Berkeley, botanical, houses, interior window, metal, natural light, Oak, passive solar, remodel, stairway, Vanity, winter sun on July 1, 2025| Leave a Comment »

This 2016 remodel recently sold. I was shocked by the selling price. The realtor was kind enough to share her photos. We remodeled the back of the house and the second floor to better connect to the yard and the south light. She also hired Shawn Lovell to build a very special staircase.

This is a photo from the upstairs bathroom and the interior window over the stairs (one shutter open.) I had thought we would put mirrors on the inside of the shutters, but owner didn’t want mirrors. This opening to the stairwell allows the bathroom to be filled with southern sunshine. Oak vanity by Aaron Larsen of Xylo Interiors. The vessel sink allows the vanity to be lower and nicer proportions.

This is a view from the kitchen to the back….showing the light-filled stairwell and the french doors to the yard

artistic shot looking down from the top of stairs

Existing first floor – view from kitchen is of the laundry

Better connection to yard and south light. Laundry tucked out of view and staircase is nice to look at. (The garage is on that side of the yard close to the house)

Second floor – you can see the opening in the bathroom over the stairs opposite the south facing window

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Photos of a Steel Stair & Iron Railing Hand forged by Shawn Lovell for a 2016 Berkeley project

Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, blacksmith, botanical, collaboration, craftswoman, details, hand forged, iron, patterns, process, stair, steel staris, whimsy on June 17, 2021| Leave a Comment »

I never managed to get any photos of this project….but it was a tiny addition and rearrangement of the south end of a house on two levels to better connect to the yard and maximize the south light. The centerpiece was a stair with botanical railing and thick wood treads. The blacksmith, Shawn Lovell recently gave me some progress photos that she took. Thanks Shawn! I’ll take a photo of the organic handrail she made for our place and post that next.