Jan

27

Ingenious Water Heater Covers

Posted In: Creative Reuse Ideas, For the Home, Home Improvement

Living in a house with an exposed water heater?  Don’t know how to cover it up?  Check out these amazing solutions to covering that water heater while maintaing a cute and functional kitchen space.  Krista and I were on tour last week in Berkeley and saw these ingenious solutions to exposed water heaters!  I loved both these ideas because they [...]

Dec

10

Creative use for flor tiles

Posted In: Creative Reuse Ideas, For the Home

REWIND TO EARLIER THIS YEAR:  I am a designer at heart.  I can easily look at a room and figure out how to organize, construct, and bring in color.  I love new ideas, being creative, and especially when using standard materials in different ways. Earlier this year I was out on Broker’s Tour and happened upon this great house in [...]

Nov

15

Do you own a meat slicer?

Posted In: For the Home, Oakland

It isn’t everyday that I am out on tour and I see something unusual, something that completely catches me off guard.  We were in Oakland, looking at a duplex.  I walk into the small kitchen, with very little room to move.  Yet directly on top of the teeny tiny countertop was a ginormous meat mandolin.  Yes, this is someone who [...]

Nov

02

A real dictionary?

Posted In: Berkeley, For the Home

You won’t believe but I found a real dictionary.  Yes, an actual, turn-the-pages, paper dictionary…on a stand!  This dictionary was spotted at a home on Ardmore St. in Kensington.

Jun

14

Awesome Kitchen Ideas

Posted In: For the Home, Home Improvement

What I love about my job are all of the cool things I see while out visiting homes.  Many of those ideas I post here.  I was recently in a kitchen in the Berkeley hills and stumbled upon a sweet kitchen with some sweet ideas.  Check it out. Not enough counter space?  Need a better range of motion?  Need a [...]

Feb

20

Bottle Gardens

Posted In: For the Home

Oh how sweet it is!  I L O V E these awesome little bits of happiness.  “These little creations are 100% made from recycled materials, and are a perfect example of the phrase, “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure”. So thank you for letting us turn your mess into a beautiful and sustainable addition to your home or office,” says [...]

Feb

22

Great Reuse Idea For Ordinary Things

Posted In: For the Home

Anyone who knows me knows that I love to organize.  If I don’t have an organized household I don’t have an organized life.  Being organized makes me feel efficient and clean.  I know, I know.  (Hey, my clients LOVE that I am organized!)  So I always love it when I find some cool new organization tips or a great way [...]