Handrail still needs to be finished, but today the artist made sure everything fits before taking it to the sand blaster. More photos soon.
Posts Tagged ‘Oakland’
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:
Homeowner is Artistically Stocking Her Angled Pantry Shelves
Posted in Design Projects, tagged angles, cabinets, details, kitchen, Oakland, Rockridge on September 30, 2014| 1 Comment »
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 »
More Nice Details from Rockridge Project
Posted in Design Projects, tagged cabinets, details, door bell, holes, Oakland, remodelling, simple, utilitarian, value, whimsy on August 28, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Nice clean floating corner shelves by Shada Build and Design
hidden supports for floating shelves
Doorbell
Just in from the cabinet maker – beautiful fir door
Holes drilled to vent drawers to the outside. California cooler – California living!
Blue Rays
Posted in Design Projects, tagged color, details, Oakland, paint, patterns, process, whimsy on August 11, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Stained Glass Sundial
Posted in Design Projects, tagged color, details, Oakland, patterns, windows on August 6, 2014| Leave a Comment »
With this many bright colors, it will be hard not to take note of where the sunlight is falling throughout the day and year.
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.
Sheetrock Delivery By Heavy Equipment
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Oakland, process, Rockridge, Sheetrock on March 21, 2014| Leave a Comment »
serious sheetrock delivery
No more electrical or plumbing changes – here comes the sheetrock on my Rockridge remodel
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
Replacing a Huge Deck with a Small Deck and a Big Yard in Oakland
Posted in Design Projects, tagged deck, landscape, Oakland, small buildings, value on March 10, 2012| 1 Comment »
This was a collaboration with Matt Hornby Garden Design and Construction.
It wasn’t hard to improve upon the existing decks and yard, but the budget was a challenge.
These are before photos of the deck and yard:
This huge deck on the second floor didn’t even have real footings!
So the idea was to make the upper deck just big enough for a couple to sit and enjoy the evening, and to make a nice big lower level deck. the structure supporting the upper deck and the upper deck itself will help to create zones for different sorts of outdoor living. There is also a patio and a lot of garden that doesn’t appear in the sketch model.
sketchup model of the multi-layered landscape design
railing sketch
Deck gone!
The middle post is actually not connected to the deck. It is for a pergola that will attach to the deck.
Now I’ll have to go back and visit to get some more photos of the finished project.
A Glorious View with Powerlines
Posted in Design Projects, tagged birds, humor, Oakland, value on March 27, 2011| 3 Comments »
It is often a challenge to think of good solutions for a problematic design puzzle on a tight budget. 
Like modern art!
Its not in the budget to underground the utility lines, so the plan is to install birdfeeders…..and with any luck the mess of wires will fill with birds of all sorts.
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