progress this week
Here are a few recent images to catch you up on our progress. See the descriptions below. This architectural glu-lam beam will be exposed in our kitchen. It marks the transition from ~11 foot ceiling at the entrance to ~8.5 foot ceilings to the living room (despite it being one big room). I really want...
new look
Hello there. Just a quick note to say that we got our very first, official logo. Everything I’ve used before was made by me and it didn’t look very good. Annemarie of Scout’s Honor Co. made the new logo for us and I love it. I highly recommend her for any design projects you might...
choosing a modern bathtub
Joe has an amazing ability to visualize space. I unfortunately do not. As we walk through the construction site I keep exclaiming, “Wow this is bigger/smaller/longer/different/better than I imagined.” Joe just rolls his eyes because the space has been in his head for years. Thankfully, he is patient with me and super helpful. For instance,...
morning coffee & grocery
As you know we’ve been living in the Mission during our renovation project. While I love this little adventure of experiencing a new neighborhood (especially all the flat streets and gallery openings) I am missing our neighborhood just a bit. It’s silly because we’re surrounded by great coffee and restaurants here in the Mission. We’re...
moving quickly
It’s hard to believe we were sleeping in this house a month ago. The construction is moving faster than I imagined. So far we’ve had lots and lots of demo, footings/foundation poured, grade beams installed, initial sewer lines installed, retaining wall poured, and the start of the framing (more updated images to come). This coming...
pouring concrete
It’s amazing how fast our contractor is working. We’ve been so pleased with him. The footings went in yesterday and today the first pour of concrete is going in as I type this. I can’t wait to see some framing go up. Forgive the iPhone images. I have been shooting on film and will share...
making palettes
I’m obsessing a bit over facade palettes. We’ve been pretty focused on getting the construction started and therefore haven’t put a ton of thought into the facade. We need to make some quick decisions. We love the warmth of wood. It’s a big theme throughout our house but it’s rather hard to balance that with...
willow ship
Linen is a wonderful material especially for the kitchen. I adore these block-printed, pure linen home goods by Willow Ship (made here in San Francisco). And on that note: here’s a good post on Martha Stewart about where and how to store linens. I sometimes collect antique linen and now I know to store it...
herriott-grace
I can’t remember the last time I saw such lovely product photography. This company can do no wrong. I love everything they sell and just added them to my list of favorite companies. Plus the story is so very sweet; a father and daughter collaboration. See more on their site, here. Photography courtesy of Herriott...
old images
While cleaning up the blog I have been stumbling upon some old images from the first time we tore some walls down. I love the look of these images – all shot on film. This was forever ago. We will have some new construction images going up soon. Stay with us.
…and we’re back
Hello there. We took quite a long hiatus from the blog. I’m happy to say though that last Fall (2011) we had permits issued and this week construction started again on our house. We are excited and a little scared. Please join us again for some updates on our progress and hopefully some DIY projects...
wall decór
The last few years in interior design have really gone overboard with wall decors. By way of i.d. magazine I found domestic.fr and I’m pretty amazed at the amount of wall decors they have produced as well as the cost; most seem to be under 100 euros. I want to put most of these in...
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