Contemplating the ridge beam
Garage from down the driveway
Rafters in and half the T@G 2×6 sheathing
Posts Tagged ‘utilitarian’
Nice Garage
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, framing, process, roof framing, small buildings, utilitarian, vaulted ceiling, wood on September 13, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Toy Store Remodel Looking Good!
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Albany, commercial, historical styles, remodel, tenant improvement, Toy Store, utilitarian, utility on June 9, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Inspection in Oakland
Posted in Design Projects, tagged black, black & white, cedar, charred cedar, color, Oakland, rainscreen, small buildings, utilitarian, wood on March 25, 2016| 1 Comment »
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
Zinc and Fir in the Bathroom
Posted in Design Projects, tagged bathroom, chicago faucet, fir, metal, modern, utilitarian, wall-mounted faucet, zinc on June 12, 2015| 1 Comment »
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!
More cut-out pulls
Posted in Found Objects, tagged cut-out pulls, furniture, holes, utilitarian, value, whimsy on July 28, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Four-Square
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, boxes, Four-square, historical styles, houses, small buildings, utilitarian on November 8, 2013| Leave a Comment »
We are working on the repair and remodel of an actual 4-square cottage from the early 1900s!
Scouting Materials Today
Posted in Found Objects, tagged countertops, details, kitchen, metal, utilitarian, zinc on November 7, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Heating with Compost Pile
Posted in Information, tagged energy efficiency, garden, green, utilitarian, value on September 29, 2013| Leave a Comment »
A simple diagram taken from this site….full of a lot of similar concepts for sustainable living.
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)
Simple Bathroom Design – Berkeley City Club by Julia Morgan
Posted in Found Objects, tagged bathroom, Julia Morgan, lighting design, tile, utilitarian, value, wood on April 9, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Something to be said for keeping it simple.
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- One bare lightbulb in the middle of the ceiling for light
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- Painted wood stall partitions
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- Nice tile floor
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- Painted wood accessories
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