This one, built by Canivet Construction, was for a pair of architects. The design was driven more in the modern direction by their sensibilities.
Posts Tagged ‘lighting design’
Addition in the Berkeley Hills
Posted in Design Projects, tagged addition, bathroom, Berkeley, indoor-outdoor, kitchen, lighting design, minimalist, nana doors, Oak, vaulted ceiling on November 14, 2020| Leave a Comment »
I Am Digging Through My “Inspiration Photos” Today & Feeling Inspired
Posted in Found Objects, Information, tagged Cranbrook, Eliel Saarinen, green building, lantern, lighting design, living architecture, plants, vines, W.T. Kirkman on June 1, 2020| Leave a Comment »



Cranbrook House Dining room light that can shine up and down or both. (Probably a custom design by Eliel Saarinen) Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
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!
A few more photos of the Oakland Ceramic Studio
Posted in Design Projects, tagged angles, lighting design, Oakland, shou sugi ban, small buildings on April 2, 2017| 2 Comments »
Oakland Ceramic Studio At Dusk
Posted in Design Projects, tagged angles, art Studio, cedar, charred cedar, garden, LED, lighting design, Oakland, rainscreen, shou sugi ban, small buildings, tiny house, wood on January 30, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Rockridge Remodel: A Mixture of Modern & 1900s Style
Posted in Design Projects, tagged ash, bathroom, cabinets, hex tile, island, kitchen, lighting design, mirror, Rockridge, skylight, subway tile, touchlatch, walnut on January 30, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Photo Credit: Nancy Kalter-Dills
Builder: McBride Construction
Here are a few before shots. The main impetus for remodel was to get the refrigerator out of the middle of the view to the back yard and to improve the strange, low-ceilinged laundry room addition at the back.
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.
Dining Room Addition
Posted in Design Projects, tagged addition, Berkeley, cedar, copper, dining room, fun, indoor-outdoor, lighting design, poet's corner, redwood on November 27, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Filters for MR16 LED Track Lights
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Brickyard Cove, filters, floods, LED, lighting design, Point Richmond, Richmond, spots on November 8, 2016| Leave a Comment »
I’ve finally made it back to this Point Richmond project to add some filters and adjust the track lighting. MUCH better now. I don’t think the owner was using the LED MR16 track fixtures much the way they were. Now he is in good shape.
Before:
After:
It was also nice to see his new art on the white walls! (This one and the one over the couch)
More from Brickyard Landing Photoshoot
Posted in Design Projects, tagged appleply, Cabinetry, lighting design, Point Richmond, storage, utility on April 7, 2016| 1 Comment »

Custom closet for maximal storage with a mix of white and appleply

Built-in desk and shelves (we forgot to turn on the cool hidden LED light over the desk)

Delightful little foyer light by Vibia
Some Photos from Recent Shoot – The Kitchen!
Posted in Design Projects, tagged kitchen, LED, lighting design, Point Richmond, Richmond, walnut, white on March 29, 2016| 1 Comment »
Here are some fresh photos of the kitchen and dining area in our Brickyard Landing apartment remodel.

Looking through dining area with walnut shelving to the kitchen on north end of the long room

Removing the view-blocking upper cabinets between kitchen and dining area makes a huge difference. Now you can see the bay from the kitchen!

Kitchen including refrigerator with glass door and glass LED ceiling light

LED undercabinet lights recessed into a slot
Here are the before shots: