Posts Tagged ‘interiors’
Painted Beam With Piranhas & Diamond Post Detail
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, color, decoration, details, interiors, paint, painted beam, patterns, small buildings, whimsy on September 26, 2020| 1 Comment »
Snapshots of Two Recent Kitchen Remodels
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, interiors, kitchen, open plan, process, remodel, value on August 21, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Since we are in a pandemic I wasn’t able to do a more formal photoshoot of these two projects. I also was not involved in every little decision, but they turned out well and the owners are happy to have nice new kitchens now as they shelter in place. Both projects involved removing a wall between kitchen and dining rooms, new cabinets, layout rearrangements, updated lighting, bar seating, a mix of wood and solid surface counters. One also got a skylight.
This first one was built by McBride Construction (Photos by John McBride)
Wood-topped peninsula between kitchen and dining room makes a great place to informally eat or do homework, but also serves as a buffet for the dining room
Herringbone Tile
The next one was built by 360 Property Solutions
Wall removed between dining and kitchen to let the south light flow through and connect the spaces
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 65 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
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
Sheetrock and exposed joists
Posted in Design Projects, tagged ceilings, exposed structure, hallways, interiors, Oakland, process, wood on March 27, 2014| 1 Comment »
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.
House Surgery
Posted in Design Projects, tagged floorplans, house surgeon, house surgery, houses, interiors, kitchen, remodelling, small spaces, value on February 19, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Many houses have floor plans that don’t work very well. In the case of this project, the first problem is a nice living room disconnected from the rest of the house. (You have to go through the vestibule to get to the living room and the vestibule is not very big, especially if you include a coat tree and shoe storage. When I arrived and saw the space it also became clear that the kitchen/ diningroom connection could also be improved, as well as kitchen storage and counter space.
The budget isn’t grand, but a lot can be gained with a few small changes.
We will close the opening between vestibule and dining room and open a bigger one directly from dining room to living room. Then we will eliminate a big chunk of hallway between kitchen and dining and use this space to expand the kitchen counter and add some dearly needed kitchen storage.
Someday things might shift back the other way, but for now, most people seem to prefer informal dining that is very connected to the kitchen.
One of Many Uses for the Collar Ties after you Vault the Ceiling
Posted in Design Projects, tagged collar ties, designing for children, designing for kids, details, exposed beams, fun, interiors, techtonics, wood on November 11, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I am a fan of having some exposed structure in a house. This photo shows one of the reasons. In addition to hanging a bouncy swing, these beams can make a great place to hang a mobile or colorful flags, wrap holiday lights, store fishing poles or a small boat, install lighting to shine up on the ceiling, and more.
In addition they add a three-dimensionality to the space and light filtering down through the beams from high windows creates interesting shadow patterns.
Cut-out Pulls
Posted in Design Projects, Found Objects, Information, tagged bathroom, cabinets, cut-out pulls, details, holes, interiors, kitchen, patterns, utilitarian, value on September 23, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I have always liked this simple and affordable way to open cabinet drawers. This is a bathroom cabinet for a project here in Berkeley, CA.
Remodelista just posted a collection of some other nice examples (follow the link)
One of My Kitchen Clients Got Some Colorful New Swivel Stools
Posted in Design Projects, tagged bar stools, color, interiors, kitchen, swivel stools, swiveling on September 4, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Swiveling is nice in this case because the living room and TV is directly behind. It is helpful to be able to easily rotate to see all the action.
Smooth Venetian Plaster in White Dove Before the Furniture and Art Move In
Posted in Design Projects, tagged color, interiors, process, venetian plaster on June 17, 2013| 1 Comment »
Interior Design and Color
Posted in Information, tagged color, interiors on March 23, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I’ve been following this blog of a color consultant & interior designer in part out of fascination with someone so different from myself, but also because she has some real tidbits of wisdom. Read the post linked above for her explanation of what is good about this room below.
Remodel in Point Richmond Almost Finished!
Posted in Design Projects, tagged interiors, kitchen, Richmond on January 9, 2013| Leave a Comment »
We moved some walls and added some windows and took away a door and moved the kitchen to the other side of the house and added a bathroom and opened up the space a bit. We also upgraded the heating, hot water, ventilation systems and the electrical and lighting. The before shots don’t look anything like these almost finished shots, but you’ll just have to believe me. The layout changed so dramatically that they are not really relevant. Hopefully I’ll have some professional photos when its really finished! This post shows the project at an earlier stage.
The square hole in the wall to the left really helps to connect the kitchen (on left), dining (on right) and living room (beyond grey wall.) The entry closet is camouflaged in wall-matching grey paint.
6″ LED recessed lights by Cree provide ample warm light in the kitchen. Vertical grain fir custom cabinets by Steve Shada, Pika Woodworking
Low voltage art lights await the art on the living room walls
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