Yearly Archives: 2016

  • fountains and flamingos

    Remember our side yard? Back in December, we shared our DIY landscaping plan and initial work. Since then, a few false-starts, and plenty of tweaking …

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  • tour ready

    If this was a question, the answer would be “no”. But we’re getting there. Confused? I’m talking about the Sacramento MCM Home Tour –and we’re on it …

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  • eichler fever

    We’re famous. Kinda. Sacramento Magazine just featured us in its latest (May 2016) issue, interviewing us and two other neighborhood couples, about living in a Sacto Eichler …

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  • burlingame super-eichlers

    Whenever we visit San Francisco, we try to check-out a new Eichler neighborhood. Couple weeks back, we picked-up Karen’s parents from SFO, and swung-by Burlingame …

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  • 253 wiget ln

    Eichler season is in full swing. Amid the noise, this jaw-dropping Walnut Creek listing demands your attention. Designed by Claude Oakland …

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  • 28 arcangel wy

    Couldn’t let this special Eichler slip by, without recording it for posterity. Beautifully preserved/restored 1960 carport/atrium model, with 4/2 over 1814 SqFt …

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  • dining table

    We planned on replacing our glossy white IKEA dining table, down the line, but that definitely wasn’t a priority. So you can guess what happened next …

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  • master bedroom

    We just placed our master bedroom on the ‘done’ list. We still need to add some artwork, plus the odd piece of furniture, but we’re close enough to share …

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  • shelling out

    We have multiple Craigslist alerts, that generate little in the “need” department, but lots in the “didn’t need but do now” department. And sometimes you just can’t say no …

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