California Home + Design

Here's another cool piece of press. People seem to love this thing.
I owe Ron Dack some thanks for this one.
If he didn't actually come up with the idea, he at least inspired it
(although I like getting all the credit).

We're in the L.A. Times

I meant to mention this before the Unique LA Show, which I also meant to mention. We've been getting some pretty decent free publicity, or press, as it is sometimes called.

I think we're on to something.

We keep knocking out projects and products, but I seem too busy working to talk about it.
I just designed a multilevel, 1200 square foot deck, complete with small 2 story "Castle", which I look forward to starting. We're ordering the stone for the castle and garden walls tomorrow. The stone is quarried somewhere near Tahoe, I think.
I also just designed a cool kitchen which I hope to start after the new year. Small, but unique. I'll post the pictures when they're a little more fine tuned.
Off to Fresno this weekend to celebrate Eric Burke's 40th. Happy Birthday Eric!

And I certainly can't forget my favorite niece, Lilli, who turns 11 the same day. Unfortunately, I have to wait a week to celebrate her birthday.

Our Airstream Project on Casa Sugar

Thanks to Casa Sugar for their writeup on our Airstream Project!

Airstream on Arc Hop

We just want to extend a quick Thanks to arc hop for their coverage of our Airstream Project. They helped make our recent Open House a success.

We've been busy with new projects, but will post more Airstream photos soon. Thanks to everyone for their interest and excitement regarding the Airstream remodel.

-Jen

12 Coolest Room Dividers

We interrupt our regularly scheduled broadcast to make this important announcement...

Our "LP Room Divider" was named one of Oddee's "12 Coolest Room Dividers!"

Oddee is a blog with over 3.5 million visits a month, featuring " the odd, strange and bizarre things of our world. Be amazed!"

You know ours.

Now, a few of the others...

The Green Screen

The Light Box

"Phenomena" by Sang Hoon Kim.

"Paravent" - by London based Artist Mona Hatoum.

Also worth checking out, 10 Amazing Prefab Houses.

Thanks Oddee.

Apartment Therapy! , & Airstream Open House!

Good news. The loft I designed and built in Oakland is featured on Apartment Therapy (.com).

In response to a couple of the comments about the sheetrock and ceilings, I thought I would post a few pics that show the framing in progress.

This was easily the most complex thing I've ever framed. It's basically a series of arched steel trusses, similar to a bridge, joined by ribs. I wish I had a photo looking straight up from the floor. That was one of the coolest views.

Obviously, my drywaller is pretty talented.

In AIRSTREAM news:

There will be an Official Open House for the AIRSTREAM the weekend of December 12-13th, which will correspond with the Berkeley Open Studios. Conveniently enough, the open studios takes place at the Sawtooth Building in Berkeley, which happens to be the same location as our shop and the Airstream.

By the way, this blogging website has changed the way things are entered and formatted, and I can't get it to display images properly. I'm not much of a computer guy, and unfortunately, I feel like the computer does a good job of making work that would otherwise seem impressive look pretty dumb.

Etsy Handmade Moment Video

Able + Baker on Apartment Therapy

Thanks to Apartment Therapy for their recent write-up!

Getting Noticed! Etsy Find on Casa Sugar

Thanks to Casa Sugar for their writeup on our Maple Storage Bench.

"With its streamlined, modern design, compact size, and multiple compartments, it's the perfect place to tuck away everything from shoes to laptop cases when you come home at the end of your workday...I can see this coming in handy as extra seating for a party — just pick it up by its handles and move it to your living room or dining room."

Check out the full story here.