This Castro Valley kitchen was a straightforward install, a single run of cabinets along one wall. It was helped by a house with good bones. The structure was pretty level, which isn’t something we can take for granted in Bay Area homes, and it made every step of the install go smoother. The cabinets went
Crown molding is one of the most dramatic upgrades you can make to a room. It draws the eye up, finishes the line where wall meets ceiling, and makes a space feel complete and deliberate. This Oakland job paired new crown molding with a lot of paint, and the results were dramatic, as the photos
Oakland Crown Molding And Paint, September – December 2024 Read More »
This was a ground-floor, one-bedroom unit on MacArthur Boulevard in Oakland that hadn’t been consistently occupied. It had been partly storage and partly a shelter for stray cats. The owner had a big heart. We won’t show how it looked when we first came through to measure, but it was in serious need of attention.
Apartment Refresh (Paint, Flooring, Trim), Oakland, 2018 Read More »
In our opinion, molding ranks fifth among whole-home improvements for cost versus value, behind 1) landscaping and yard, 2) interior paint, 3) exterior paint, and 4) flooring. Doors and lighting round out six and seven. After that come the usual big-ticket items: kitchens, decks, bathrooms. They add considerable value in dollars, but not as a
Emerald Hills, Window Casing, Jambs, Sills, Heads, November, 2018 Read More »
This is the same Inner Sunset home as the reclaimed-brick backsplash. It’s a $2.5 million multi-story townhouse in San Francisco’s fog belt, where moisture is a fact of life. The exterior trim was in disrepair and water-damaged, and the damage had never been given a chance to dry out. How it got this way The
Exterior Trim Water Damage Repairs, Inner Sunset, San Francisco, 2018 Read More »
