Yearly Archives: 2014

  • duck hunting

    I’ve wanted these flying ducks for ages. Kitsch, but iconic mid-century –made by Masketeers, from the 1960s onwards. Want became need when I saw them ‘in the flesh’ …

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  • eichler christmas 2

    Today is Boxing Day, a holiday in England, so we’re taking it easy. Perfect opportunity to post this (imaginatively titled) sequel –you may remember last year’s post …

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  • side steps

    Having painted the patio and front, we moved around the side. This path leads around that corner to our front door. And also back out to the street. We plan to add a fence …

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  • up front

    This blog is hopelessly out of sync. Maybe we should stop doing, so I can start posting. Either way, I need to catch you up, starting with (you guessed it) more painting …

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  • the wall

    This is the exterior of our master bedroom wall, around the corner from our side patio. It faces north, and gets plenty of shade, so should have been easy to prep. Not so …

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  • patio paint

    We’ve been doing LOTS of painting recently, as you may have seen on Instagram. Time to share some progress here, starting with the walls around our side patio …

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  • guest room re-do

    Remember our guest/media room? The truth is, we were never quite happy with it. The feature wall color came from a mix of paint we had left over –it looked green at night …

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  • eichlerversary

    Just over a year ago (August 30, 2013) we arrived at our newly-purchased Eichler in Sacramento, car-less, key-less, and furniture-less. I didn’t take any pics when we got here …

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  • 6473 s land park dr

    The latest Sacramento Eichler for sale is an interesting one. It’s a 4 bed/2 bath, 1795 square foot, flat-roofed model, with 2-car garage. It was designed by A. Quincy Jones …

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