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Posts Tagged ‘curiosities’
More On Our Castle Post
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, carving, castle, cedar, construction process, curiosities, details, fun, historical styles, McBride Construction, modern, patterns, process, small buildings, whimsy, wood, zig zag on September 10, 2019| 1 Comment »
Remarkable Kitchen Lighting
Posted in Found Objects, tagged curiosities, humor, kitchen, lighting design, whimsy on January 16, 2017| Leave a Comment »
I saw this unique kitchen lighting solution in Baja recently while house shopping with a friend.
Hallway Monkey Bars
Posted in Design Projects, tagged body conscious design, curiosities, fun, home fitness, metal, Oakland, Rockridge, utility, value, whimsy on September 5, 2014| 8 Comments »
Another Peculiar Addition
Posted in Found Objects, tagged additions, curiosities, houses, humor, Oakland, small addition, small buildings, tower, whimsy on December 4, 2013| 1 Comment »
My Oakland correspondent saw this curious tower addition on an Oakland bungalow. I’d love to see it from the inside.
Tower addition on Oakland bungalow
Strange Details for July
Posted in Found Objects, tagged Albany, columns, corbels, curiosities, details, east bay, historical styles, houses, humor, wood on July 2, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I was sorting through some pictures I took of exterior architectural details and I thought these two were amusing. I’m not sure these need any comment, but feel free to offer your opinions.
Another Wacky Addition Next Door to My New Project
Posted in Found Objects, tagged additions, Berkeley, curiosities, houses, humor, small addition, whimsy on March 11, 2013| 1 Comment »
I am referring to what appears to be a closet protruding from the second floor addition on the white stucco house.
Another Extravaganza
Posted in Found Objects, tagged Albany, curiosities, dormers, houses, humor, roof, roof design on November 11, 2012| Leave a Comment »
I was doing research in the neighborhood of a new second floor addition project (looking at details on similar houses) and I encountered this gem. It reminded me of an earlier post Dormer Extravaganza in Berkeley.
Dormer Extravaganza in Berkeley
Posted in Found Objects, tagged additions, Berkeley, curiosities, dormers, houses, humor, palimpsest, roof design on April 3, 2011| 1 Comment »
I bet the little attic room is pretty nice from the inside, but you have to wonder what they were thinking.
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