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.
Posts Tagged ‘wood’
Custom Walnut Media Cabinet
Posted in Design Projects, tagged cabinets, details, walnut, wood on October 22, 2014| 1 Comment »
Beautiful New Decks and Screen in Point Richmond
Posted in Design Projects, tagged deck, garden, machiche, railings, Richmond, screen, wood on October 13, 2014| Leave a Comment »
First, a before shot:
Before
The multilevel decks needed replacing, but on the other side of the house was an inspiring curved, streamlined fence:
streamlined, curved fence
We built new decks using Machiche, a more sustainably harvested wood similar to Ipe. We changed the level of the decks to make them more accessible from the living space, eliminated some deck to make room for more garden, and tied the Washington Street side together with a simple clear cedar screen
Here are Some concept sketches:
We await final carpentry details and the work of Erin and her gardener, but the machiche decks and cedar screen (fabricated by Ron Tostenson and his crew) are looking great!
I got a few more photos from the contractor – after he applied the sealer. He is an artist.
Ash Flooring
Posted in Design Projects, tagged ash, details, patterns, wood on August 8, 2014| Leave a Comment »
This photo does not accurately show the light blond color of ash hardwood flooring, but it does show the beautiful and interesting grain pattern.
Progress on Rockridge Remodel – final details coming together
Posted in Design Projects, tagged houses, patterns, process, wood on August 4, 2014| Leave a Comment »
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- dungeon sconce
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- Hallway minus the monkey bars
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- kitchen angles
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- Steel stairs by Melissa MacDonald
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- Plumber making final adjustments
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- John and Steve
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- Stained Glass
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- Elvis the painter
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- roughsawn beams
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- bookcases
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- mudroom benches – ash
Sheetrock and exposed joists
Posted in Design Projects, tagged ceilings, exposed structure, hallways, interiors, Oakland, process, wood on March 27, 2014| 1 Comment »
The sheetrockers are hard at work at my Rockridge project. Here is a picture of the hallway where we are keeping the fine old ceiling joists exposed. Stay tuned on this one. Its going to be the coolest hallway ever.
Choosing Wood Flooring
Posted in Design Projects, tagged ash, floor finish, flooring, green, riftsawn oak, rubio monocoat, wood, woodgrain on January 9, 2014| 1 Comment »
My client is choosing between two very different woods for their flooring throughout the house. The samples are both very nice, so I thought I’d share them. Both of these are finished with clear Rubio Monocoat, an environmentally friendly wood finish that is more matte than conventional floor finishes. We are also hoping that since it is not shiny it might not show wear as much. It is much easier to repair scratches in this type of finish.
The first sample shown here is Rift Sawn Oak. It has a very regular grain pattern of tight straight lines. It is a medium warm brown color.
Select Rift Sawn Oak with Rubio Monocoat
The second sample is ash. Ash has a very pretty, much less regular grain pattern and an ash blond color.
Ash Flooring with Rubio Monocoat
They can’t go wrong with either of these, but I am particularly partial to Ash.
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
One of Many Uses for the Collar Ties after you Vault the Ceiling
Posted in Design Projects, tagged collar ties, designing for children, designing for kids, details, exposed beams, fun, interiors, techtonics, wood on November 11, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I am a fan of having some exposed structure in a house. This photo shows one of the reasons. In addition to hanging a bouncy swing, these beams can make a great place to hang a mobile or colorful flags, wrap holiday lights, store fishing poles or a small boat, install lighting to shine up on the ceiling, and more.
In addition they add a three-dimensionality to the space and light filtering down through the beams from high windows creates interesting shadow patterns.
More Beautiful House Bones Exposed
Posted in Design Projects, tagged houses, process, wood on October 13, 2013| Leave a Comment »
This is another whole house remodel project in Oakland. Stay tuned for more photos soon.
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.
minnow belly table
Posted in Design Projects, tagged FSC certified wood, furniture, guaciban, hand carved, local Elm, paduk, wood on July 14, 2013| 2 Comments »
Searching for something in my portfolio photo collection today I happened upon this nice one of my minnow belly table with leaves.
Strange Details for July
Posted in Found Objects, tagged Albany, columns, corbels, curiosities, details, east bay, historical styles, houses, humor, wood on July 2, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I was sorting through some pictures I took of exterior architectural details and I thought these two were amusing. I’m not sure these need any comment, but feel free to offer your opinions.
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