Jan 06, 2025 | read more
Want a new home in 2025? HOT TIP: Light renovation is easier than full demolition! It’s completed faster, creates less construction dust and waste, and costs less than a full renovation. Let me show you what I mean. Here in my client’s San Francisco home, the biggest item we replaced was the kitchen flooring, matched […]
Mar 18, 2024 | read more
Continuing our series on before-and-after renovations, today I’m sharing a project that required very light demolition, mostly replacing finishes. This is an easier type of project to take on because it’s completed faster, creates less construction dust and waste, and costs less than a full renovation that removes everything and starts again. The biggest item […]
Feb 19, 2024 | read more
Have you ever wanted to change your home’s interior spaces, but not go through months of construction? Wouldn’t it be great to have a new space for the new year, but without all the headaches of tearing out walls and rebuilding? Here’s how we did a no-demolition-renovation of a San Francisco kitchen recently. This is […]
Jan 22, 2024 | read more
Potbelly Stove to Contemporary Custom Fireplace When winter arrives, people want to cozy up to a warm fireplace. This cute home has a cabin-y feel, with the knotty cedar wood paneling. While the potbelly stove did go with the environment, the client wanted a more modern, updated look. I custom-designed this simple, contemporary fireplace to […]
Dec 31, 2023 | read more
Welcome to 2024 I just love a new year, getting a chance to have a fresh start, and time to renew yourself and your environment to prepare for the year ahead. If you’re dreaming of a refreshed and renovated home, read on for a beautiful before-and-after! Above is how my client’s kitchen looks now, after […]
Feb 20, 2023 | read more
I just love a good before-and-after story, don’t you? Here’s a great one: A doctor wished to have a more glamorous feeling in her basic Oakland condo with good bones. She also wanted it to feel welcoming to people of any gender. Her beige Before space was plain and boxy. Voila! After my redesign to […]
