I’m really excited about this project. I started it about a month ago and it’s off to a great start. The project is to remodel and expand an existing house in the Oakland hills. The house sits on a down sloping one acre site with a tremendous view of the […]
Yearly Archives: 2015
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Yay! The project in San Bruno was finally schedule to go before their Architectural Design committee in mid-March. After the staff presentation of the project, the conversation among the committee members was more along the lines of “why did this need a hearing” than they were about the project. There […]
This project is one that I don’t think I’ve written about. The client for the deck on the Oakland hillside house decided that she wanted to rebuild a previously existing detached garage. The garage had been demolished prior to her buying the property, but the foundations, which also functioned as a […]
Ikea’s new kitchen system, SEKTION, was released on February 2nd. We are starting to hear more about it. The folks over at thekitchn.com have been all over it. The most recent post there discusses some of the similarities and differences from the old system. In summary, the SEKTION cabinet widths are […]
What was it I said about blogging every week? Sigh. The good news is that the reason I haven’t managed to write a blog post, or prepare my newsletter is that I have been very busy! With projects in San Bruno, three in Oakland and one in Richmond, I have […]
I think it’s time to update the progress on one project and introduce a new one. Here we go! San Bruno Hits A Snag Ah, the continuing saga of the San Bruno project. As a reminder, the project is a simple 200 square foot extension at the back of the house. […]
If you are interested in “tiny houses”, HGTV may have the show for you. It’s called Tiny House Hunters. Like it’s name sakes, House Hunters and International House Hunters, the “tiny” version of the show follows a person, couple, or family while they search for a tiny house solution just […]
I want to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy New Year! 2014 was, like most years, a year of ups and downs. It ended on a high, however, which is carrying over into 2015. I am excited to dig into 2015 and make it as good […]