Master Bath Tile, Oakland Hills, August, 2020
This was a multi-million-dollar Oakland Hills home that was probably built in the 1950’s. Building materials were better then, but the house had settled.
Marble Condo Tub Surround, San Mateo, August, 2020
This is a good example of ‘better ingredients, better pizza’, as Papa John’s famously says. The client obtained about 70 square feet of 6″ x 12″ marble tile that was to be installed in a subway/brick pattern around the tub; there was also to be a mesh tile that would cover the entire bathroom, floor-to-ceiling.
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Patio ‘Refresh’, Alameda, CA, October, 2019
‘Paleo Living’ Is Bringing Rugged Past To The Functional Present, And The Win Is In Contrasting Colors, Forms, And Materials
Apartment Refresh (Paint, Flooring, Trim), Oakland, 2018
This was apartment with good ‘bones’ on MacArthur Blvd. in Oakland, California. This was a ground-floor one-bedroom unit that had not been consistently occupied.
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The Three Ways To Resurface Your Kitchen Cabinets
Anyone who ever tried to paint (any kind of paint) over urethane or varnish as a kid knows it doesn’t work. If you ever tried to paint wood without a hefty few layers of sandable primer, you have seen the same thing.
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Emeryville Backsplash, December, 2018
The existing backsplash was tile, which had to be demolished. You don’t need concrete backer unless the tile will be in an area that regularly gets wet (shower, bath, floors).
