Contractor: Steve Coleman
Photographer: Nancy Kalter-Dills

Posted in Design Projects, tagged bathroom, dutch doors, fir, Garage, polished concrete, remodel, subway tile, utility on December 19, 2016| 1 Comment »
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, indoor-outdoor, kitchen, remodel, roofdeck on November 25, 2016| Leave a Comment »

You’ve seen this project before. Funky old house with a pretty thorough retuning and a small addition at the back. I am very pleased with how it turned out.

Posted in Design Projects, tagged bathroom, Berkeley, hex tile, remodel, subway tile on November 9, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Design Projects, tagged bunker, concrete, cribbing, foundation, Oakland, pouring concrete, process, remodel, Rockridge, small buildings on November 4, 2016| Leave a Comment »
More action shots! This one is the start of a complete revamp of an early 20th century cottage.


Posted in Design Projects, tagged ash, bathroom, ceaserstone, hextile, Oakland, remodel, Rockridge, Vanity on October 25, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Design Projects, tagged addition, Berkeley, construction process, McBride Construction, passive solar, remodel, Window on October 9, 2016| Leave a Comment »
I had the privilege of assisting with the hoisting to second floor and installation of this nice big south facing window on Friday.

John and Oscar leveling
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Accolade Constuction, additon, Berkeley, indoor-outdoor, McBride Construction, passive solar, process, remodel, San Mateo, south, sunlight on August 23, 2016| Leave a Comment »
This one involves a small addition and reworking the back of the house to better connect with the backyard nature and southern sunlight

Berkeley Remodel/Addition
and this one gets a new master suite on top and a reworking of the entire house. The south-facing back of the house also gets a lot more window and door to connect to the yard and sunlight.

San Mateo Addition and Remodel
Stay tuned for more exciting developments.
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Albany, commercial, historical styles, remodel, tenant improvement, Toy Store, utilitarian, utility on June 9, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Design Projects, tagged kitchen, minimalism, modern, Point Richmond, remodel, Richmond, small space on October 27, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Here are some BEFORE shots of my Pt Richmond project
And few new AFTER snapshots
Posted in Design Projects, tagged cherry, copper, cork, curves, flow, kitchen, remodel, stained glass, turquoise on October 23, 2015| Leave a Comment »
A key part of the design was adding this door from the kitchen to the back part of the house (and future back deck)
As you can see below, this also gave the bedroom a better connection to the bathroom and more privacy.
These curvy shelves and cherry peninsula were just icing on the cake.
The homeowner is a bicycle enthusiast (and an artist)
Very cool,.
Posted in Design Projects, tagged addition, color, indoor-outdoor, kitchen, minimalist, orange, pantry, process, punchlist, rearrange, remodel on October 15, 2015| Leave a Comment »
This Berkeley addition and full house remodel is almost finished and we are all very excited.
I’ll do a full post with before and after photos soon, but I can’t resists giving you a preview. Steve Coleman is the contractor.
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, kitchen, lighting design, pantry, remodel, small house, walnut on September 8, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Lighting from Metrolighting and Crafts, Custom cabinetry by Freedman & Chesley, Emeryville, General Construction – Accolade Construction, Palo Alto, Interior Decorating – Ballon Studio
This remodel included rearranging the entire floor plan (1055 SF), vaulting the living room ceiling, All new windows, stucco, venitian plaster throughout, insulation, lighting, plumbing, adding a bathroom and pantry, and a curvy concrete deck. A very cozy and efficient little house for a downsizing couple with kids off in the world. Ample storage is key to living in a small house. Many different strategies were employed from pantries to closets with barn doors to custom cabinets.
Hobbit door from Real Carriage Door, Handrail prefabricated by Architectural Metalsmiths, Richmond, Stone veneer on porch & steps by Accolade Construction.