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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

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Landscape Follies

Posted in Design Projects, tagged fence, garden, landscape, process, whimsy, wood on December 3, 2013| Leave a Comment »

I did these sketches a while back for a client who wanted to divide a shared yard and create more privacy

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Nicely Restored and Updated Victorian in Berkeley

Posted in Found Objects, tagged Berkeley, details, historical styles, houses, paint, patterns, porch railings, railings, redwood, victorian, whimsy, wood on September 2, 2013| 2 Comments »

This old house near my office caught my eye this afternoon. I am curious how they maintain that beautiful wood. Is it original? It looks like high quality material. I bet they restain it frequently. The combination of stained wood and painted wood details is nicely done. I particularly like the gable end details.

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Cabin in Oakland thought to be by Julia Morgan

Posted in Found Objects, tagged details, historical styles, Julia Morgan, lighting, lighting design, tile, whimsy on June 4, 2013| Leave a Comment »

A while back I visited this cute little cottage in Oakland. The couple living there had been told by the landlord that it was designed by Julia Morgan. I couldn’t find any proof of this, so I delayed publishing my photos in hopes that I could find the proof. Now I just want to share some of the pictures regardless of who designed it.

: looking down from the hallway overlook to the living room

: Before 3-way switches! (upper hallway light is switched by a pull cord that goes through the floor ) The wall studs also protrude through the floor in a crafty detail.

: Close-up of light with “3-way switch”

: stairs with one tread protruding to become a shelf. You can also see one of the wall studs protruding between the floor joists

: assorted tile floor

: from the upstairs deck

: Unique stair attached to back of victorian house

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Another Artistic Fence

Posted in Design Projects, tagged color, fence, whimsy on May 20, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Two fine artists in Alameda own this lovely garden and fence. Not overly concerned about security, they made the round cutout in the yellow gate for easy access to the latch

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Another Wacky Addition Next Door to My New Project

Posted in Found Objects, tagged additions, Berkeley, curiosities, houses, humor, small addition, whimsy on March 11, 2013| 1 Comment »

I am referring to what appears to be a closet protruding from the second floor addition on the white stucco house.

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Plumbing Pipes

Posted in Found Objects, tagged Alvar Aalto, Brooklyn, color, exposed pipes, industrial chic, interiors, New York, painted pipes, pipes, plumbing, restaurant, utilitarian, value, whimsy on November 25, 2012| Leave a Comment »

This cafe in Brooklyn, NY has done a good job of turning what would usually be considered a highly undesirable feature into what almost might be considered an asset. (Sorry that all I have are quick snap shots with my phone.)

Plumbing waste line painted and wrapped in rope ala Alvar Aalto’s Villa Mairea

Plumbing wasteline continues

more pipes

Cheerful blue pipes

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A few Inspiring Pictures from my Roadtrip to Colorado

Posted in Found Objects, tagged colorado, cottages, green, houses, metal, painted columns, porches, small buildings, whimsy on July 31, 2012| Leave a Comment »

: Little red house with a metal roof, decoratively painted blue columns and a nice big porch – Salida, Colorado (Photo by Ralph Deeds)

: Little white house with green porch and metal roof – Salida, Colorado (Photo by Ralph Deeds)

: Three cute little houses in a row – Salida, Colorado

: Kaki Hunter explains her earth plaster techniques on this small woodframe building that has been “ecovated” (Moab, Utah)

: Little earthbag hobbit office, Moab, Utah

: Handrail detail at the Hot Tomato Pizza Restaurant, Fruita, Colorado

: Handrail detail – Hot Tomato Pizza Restaurant – Fruita, Colorado

: Cool bike rack – Hot Tomato Restaurant – Fruita, CO

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Julia Morgan Bench!

Posted in Found Objects, tagged furniture, holes, Julia Morgan, whimsy, wood on April 24, 2012| 4 Comments »

I am so excited about this bench that I can’t wait for better photos. I’ll add some later. My friends Jim and Treacy Malloy bought it for me at an auction at the YWCA. It is originally from the Oakland YWCA, designed by Julia Morgan and completed in 1915. It is perfect in my rustic kitchen. You will see this better when I add some photos not taken with my phone. (although this photo does have my cat Frodo’s tail, which is hard to beat.)

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Whimsical Coat Hooks

Posted in Found Objects, tagged accessories, bronze, details, metal, whimsy on March 20, 2012| Leave a Comment »

These coat hooks remind me of antlers and organic growths. You can get them in a variety of nice patinas. They are sand cast in Idaho by Sun Valley Bronze.

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Jamestown Creativity

Posted in Found Objects, tagged color, houses, Jamestown, paint, patterns, whimsy on January 3, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Last week I visited a friend in Jamestown, RI, a stoic New England farming and vacationing community adjacent to Newport. I spied this unusual house while walking up Narragansett Avenue. I am curious about the personalities who created the musical arrangement of windows (painted two different colors) and unusual decoration and painting scheme. Someone was having fun. Perhaps a carpenter 100 years ago started the theme, preserved and continued in a recent remodel.

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