Posts Tagged ‘houses’
Whimsical Addition
Posted in Found Objects, tagged Albany, historical styles, houses, humor, whimsy on July 8, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Another Dormer Extravaganza in Berkekey
Posted in Found Objects, tagged Berkeley, dormer, houses, humor, whimsy on February 18, 2021| 1 Comment »
Full House Modernization and Master Suite Additon almost finished at last in San Mateo
Posted in Design Projects, tagged historical styles, houses, modern, modern spanish eclectic, San Mateo, Spanish Eclectic on July 24, 2017| Leave a Comment »
The Realtor Photo a couple of years ago
Photo just in from the owner as he awaits final inspection this morning
I’m hoping to make it down for some interior shots soon.
Big Addition in San Mateo Underway
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Accolade Construction, framing, houses, process, San Mateo, structure on July 2, 2016| 2 Comments »
More Rainy Days on the Jobsite
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, cedar, copper, copper pipe handrail, decks, houses, roof deck, steel on January 5, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Copper Handrail, cedar fence & gate, Copper gutter and downspout above
Cedar slat railings above and below, energy efficient wood-clad windows and copper gutter and flashing.
In addition to lots of improvements on the inside of the house, this project makes vast improvements to the interface between the house and the yard. Such improvements then inspire the client to make big improvements to the garden itself – A new stone patio, pathways, and many new plants.
The roof deck above is built strong, ready to hold the most practical kind of living roof – a vegetable garden in pots and planters!
Diningroom & Monkeybar Hallway
Posted in Design Projects, tagged cabinets, houses, monkeybars, Oakland, Rockridge, stained glass, wood on December 18, 2015| Leave a Comment »
I also realized that I never shared these photos of the dining room and hallway in that same project. So many great details.
I think I was waiting because the owner plans to recover the purple couch in a deep blue to match the windows. Might never happen.
Photos by Nancy Kalter Dills
Kitchen expansion +
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, efficiency, houses, interiors, kitchen, LED lighting, lighting, lighting design, pantry, small buildings, storage, utilitarian, value, wood on July 26, 2015| Leave a Comment »
The most important component of this project was rearranging things to make the most of various spaces in a small house. There had been several strange additions over the years that made for a lot of wasted space.
Looking east in this spacious new kitchen with fir cabinets, vaulted ceiling, corner windows, LED lights,
We added about 65Â SF and way more storage. The old kitchen was actually a hallway with constant traffic flow through the work area. Now traffic stays away from the main work area.
Kitchen before addition and remodel
 
  1) New closets in the master bedroom 2) More efficient laundry room by moving one door and adding shelves and counter 3) Water heater moved to exterior and utility room converted to pantry 4) Kitchen expanded to keep the traffic out of the work area 5) Easy attic storage created
Nice Big Pantry
Vaulted ceiling creates room for a large pendant light
We also added an attic access stair for even more storage!
Photo Credit – Nancy Kalter-Dills
Addition & Remodel with Roof Deck Proceeding Rapidamente in Berkeley
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, framing, houses, kitchen, process on July 20, 2015| Leave a Comment »
More snapshots…getting ready for a real photo shoot at this Rockridge Full House Remodel
Posted in Design Projects, tagged barn door, bathroom, cabinets, color, fir barn door, glass tile, houses, interiors, kitchen, lighting design, metal, stone tile, teak bench, tile, tin tiles, whimsy, wood, zinc on March 25, 2015| Leave a Comment »
My Rockridge project is getting finishing touches slowly but surely. These are just quick snapshots of things I am excited about.
Teak Shower bench with glass tile walls and stone tile floor
Fir Barn Door
Kitchen
Tin Ceiling Tiles
Colorful diningroom
Scribble Handrail by Shawn Lovell Metalworks
Posted in Design Projects, tagged handrail, houses, metal, Oakland, organic, process, whimsy on March 19, 2015| 1 Comment »
Handrail still needs to be finished, but today the artist made sure everything fits before taking it to the sand blaster. More photos soon.
Projects underway in San Francisco and Berkeley
Posted in Design Projects, tagged houses, process on March 11, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Demo at my Outer Mission project….excited to get started!
And a beautiful old Chevy on site at my Rose Street addition and kitchen remodel in Berkeley. Behind the blue truck you can see new red cedar shingles going up.
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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