John McBride and I saw a post like this at a castle in Northern Italy. It seemed like a nice detail for a little cottage in Berkeley.
Posts Tagged ‘details’
Carved Post for Berkeley Cottage in Progress
Posted in Design Projects, tagged ADU, Berkeley, carved post, carving, castle, cedar, details, hand saw, historical styles, middle ages, modern architecture, patterns, process on August 28, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Recent Small Kitchen Remodel Details
Posted in Design Projects, tagged below counter microwave, Berkeley, cabinets, details, kitchen, metal, Oakland, patina, poet's corner, pot rack, process, storage, Temescal, tile, triangle shelves, zinc on May 28, 2019| Leave a Comment »
The builder sent me these first 4 snapshots…hopefully I’ll be able to photograph the finished project soon.
Zinc sheet with patina
Zinc panel installed
mahogony triangle shelves in the corner – lots of storage, clean and simple, counter still open for work
red heath tile backsplash behind the range (existing range to remain)
Another kitchen with a new very simple refrigerator side panel and high cabinet to hide the cereal boxes. The side panel is a great spot for a pot rack!
And another with a very simple under counter microwave
Photoshoot at recent project (these are just my snapshots)
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, cabinets, details, doorways, lighting design, Oak, redwood, wood on January 21, 2019| Leave a Comment »
This recent full house remodel and additions in Berkeley turned out great. I don’t usually use so much wood, but it makes this house very cozy. More photos soon!
Salvaged Fir Trestle Table
Posted in Design Projects, tagged construction process, design process, details, fir, furniture, process, salvaged wood, trestle table on November 2, 2017| Leave a Comment »
XYLO Interiors is fabricating this trestle table for my Rockridge cottage project out of the fir framing wood salvaged from the cottage during the remodel. It’s looking good! (See progress photos below sent from the shop)
Art Deco Stucco Details and a Clever Floor Plan Rearrangement (If I say so myself)
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Art Deco, Berkeley, details, historical styles, indoor-outdoor, integral color stucco, parlor, small buildings, small house, small spaces, stucco, value, windows on October 30, 2017| Leave a Comment »
This very small house in South Berkeley just sold. I remodelled it and added a small additon back in 2012. The realtor, ABIO Properties, and photographer Peter Lyons generously shared their photos with me.
I was very proud of the solution I came up with on a very tight budget to add a second bedroom in existing space and a big living room at the back This way the bedrooms both were close to the bathroom and the living area at the back got a great connection to the garden.
Berkeley Craftsman managed to skillfully execute the design within the budget.
OLD FLOOR PLAN
NEW FLOOR PLAN
I didn’t invent this stucco window detail. I copied it from a few 1920s houses in Berkeley, but I was quite pleased with its enhancement of what was a very plain front façade. The window sill is clear cedar stained dark.
We did something similar at the back around the 8′ wide glass doors One simple detail goes a long way on a small house
You can see more shots and the interior on Zillow.
Hexed
Posted in Design Projects, tagged cedar, details, fun, hexagon, Oakland, pattern, red cedar, Rockridge, shingles, whimsy on July 1, 2017| 1 Comment »
By J. McBride
A real drawing!
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, color, design process, details, doorways, Garage, hand drawing, sketch, small buildings on July 8, 2016| 1 Comment »
Ceramic Studio Cabinet & Counter
Posted in Design Projects, tagged details, process, small buildings, value, wood on June 2, 2016| 1 Comment »
Loft Framing
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, details, historical styles, humor, monster, whimsy, wood on May 31, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Rockridge Bedroom with Stained Glass & Custom Closet
Posted in Design Projects, tagged cabinets, closet, color, creative, details, furniture, lighting, lighting design, metal, Oakland, Rockridge, stained glass on December 17, 2015| Leave a Comment »
This bedroom was part of a recent full house remodel in Rockridge. I finally had a chance to publish a few photos. Due to the multicolor light, the colors are not perfect in these photos, but hopefully you can get the idea. Photos are by Nancy Kalter-Dills.
This one shows the pair of colorful stained glass casement windows – A collaboration with Sabina Frank of Berkeley. It also shows the steel bed designed by myself to go with the windows and fabricated by Frank Trousil in Richmond. Lights are from Metro Lighting in Berkeley and the flooring is ash.
The next few show the custom closet system fabricated by Martin Lee in Oakland. My favorite part is the picture frames built into the doors. This gives the owner the opportunity to personalize the doors that they look at from the bed every day.
Hard to see in this photo, but Martin created crafty little wooden levers to hold in the picture and the glass on the inside of the door.
Rockridge Kitchen Tour!
Posted in Design Projects, tagged angles, ash, chicago faucet, details, fir, granite, kitchen, LED, LED lights, Oakland, remodel, remodelling, shelving, zinc on August 3, 2015| Leave a Comment »
This fun kitchen was selected for the 2015 Rockridge Kitchen Show! Come take a tour on Sept 20. Tickets available here.
Photos by Nancy Kalter-Dills.
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- Photo by N Kalter-Dills
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- whole kitchen
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- angles
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- more angles
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- california cooler drawers
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- california cooler
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- pantry
This was actually part of a whole house remodel. Click for ASBUILT FLOORPLAN and NEW FLOORPLAN to see how the house was rearranged.
Blue Hardware
Posted in Found Objects, tagged color, details, houses, Oakland, whimsy on January 30, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Not long ago I was checking out a house in the Oakland hills that caught my client’s fancy – 
I’d call it rustic modern with a bit of whimsy. I like it. I also like that it was surrounded by trees and shrubs so that I had trouble getting a good photo of the whole building. I noticed one nice detail that is daring and unusual. 
If you look closely you will see that the post bases and the other structural connectors are blue! Here is a close up: 
Even closer:
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