Posted in Design Projects, tagged angles, ash, chicago faucet, details, fir, granite, kitchen, LED, LED lights, Oakland, remodel, remodelling, shelving, zinc on August 3, 2015| Leave a Comment »
This fun kitchen was selected for the 2015 Rockridge Kitchen Show! Come take a tour on Sept 20. Tickets available here.
Photos by Nancy Kalter-Dills.
This was actually part of a whole house remodel. Click for ASBUILT FLOORPLAN and NEW FLOORPLAN to see how the house was rearranged.
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!
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.
Posted in Design Projects, tagged houses, remodelling, Richmond on October 4, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Sometimes when you tear off the sheetrock you discover unusual framing details and problems that need to be resolved. This project had a second roof framed over the first to increase the slope and eliminate built-in gutters. There was a lot of bracing in the attic that added to the load on the ceiling joists. It was hard to tell how much of it was really necessary.
discussing framing details with collaborator Steve Shada of Pika Woodworking
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, cabinets, green, houses, interiors, paint, remodelling on May 16, 2012| Leave a Comment »
The painters are finishing up. All the trim, doors, and cabinetry are painted with Bioshield Aqua Resin Trim Enamel, a very pleasing product that is also very green.
Linen
Guillaume and Freddy, of Canivet Construction, making sure everything is ship-shape
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