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Photo Credit: Nancy Kalter-Dills

Builder:  McBride Construction

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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.

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Here are some fresh photos of the kitchen and dining area in our Brickyard Landing apartment remodel.

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

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

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Kitchen including refrigerator with glass door and glass LED ceiling light

undercab light

LED undercabinet lights recessed into a slot

Here are the before shots:

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Here is the happy client in his kitchen:

HAPPY CLIENT IN HIS KITCHEN

John Mcbride was the builder for this project. Here are a few more photos and the floorplan:

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Livingroom – Openhomes Photography

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.

New Floorplan

New Floor Plan

Old Floorplan

Old Floor Plan

Diningroom – Openhomes Photography

Breakfast nook – Openhomes Photography

Bathroom – Openhomes Photography

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New Front door with round window

Hobbit door from Real Carriage Door, Handrail prefabricated by Architectural Metalsmiths, Richmond, Stone veneer on porch & steps by Accolade Construction.

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I still haven’t had a chance to  photograph this whole house remodel in North Berkeley, but I do have a picture of the beautiful custom walnut media cabinet designed by Sarah Deeds and fabricated by Freedman and Chesley Custom Cabinets.

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