Of all the standard Eichler models, variations of the ‘double A-frame’ are arguably the most impressive. This one is in a neighborhood we know well –Greenridge, in Castro Valley …
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Yearly Archives: 2015
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5890 greenridge rd
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front facing
Let’s face it (luckily, we don’t have to), our front lawn is in rough shape. 97% weeds, 3% grass, 100% bad. We have no intention of watering it, so it’s not about to look any healthier …
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flooring flip-flop
When our home was built (1955) it had cork flooring, as standard. By the time we moved in, it was a mix of VCT (Vinyl Composition Tile) and carpet –both recently installed, both beige …
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on the move
Don’t panic, we’re not going anywhere. But our office has –we’ve moved it about 40 feet, from our ‘all-purpose room’ to our second bedroom. A much better fit for for us …
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laundry nook
Most later Eichlers have laundry rooms. Not ours –we have a small ‘nook’ instead, sandwiched between back door and guest bath. And it’s tight in here …
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uncorked
Our Eichler originally had cork flooring. We knew this already, then revealed ‘Exhibit A’ by removing a bookcase last year –with the ugly bookcase gone, we gained its cork footprint …
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the corridor
I need to catch you up on some indoor projects. Let’s start with (you guessed it) the corridor. Remember our floorplan? Picture the street running along the bottom …
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rock revival
Our outdoor living space is ‘in transition’…to put it politely. But we recently completed what we’d like to call ‘phase one’ of our landscaping –far from the finished look …
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