We did it. We finally visited Palm Springs –California’s modernist mecca in the desert…and for Modernism Week, no less. Here are some highlights from our trip …
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Yearly Archives: 2017
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modernism week
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eichler fireplace restoration
Most folks (us included) presumed painted Eichler fireplaces couldn’t be saved –DIY superstars, Ivy and Kyle, just proved us wrong …
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eichler elevations
We create Eichler maps, floorplans, and illustrations…for fun. Karen just designed a set of elevations, based on some of our favorite Eichler models …
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before & after
We just added a new section to our website –can you guess what it’s called? We trawled old photos, and shot new ones, to represent the before & after of our Eichler …
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5947 highwood rd
Classic 1963 Jones and Emmons double A-frame, in Castro Valley’s Greenridge neighborhood. 5 beds/2 baths, over 1979 SqFt, with all an Eichler purist craves …
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siding inspiration
We’re famous. Sorta. Emily Henderson just included three pics of our Eichler, in a post about her exterior renovation –she wanted something resembling Eichler siding …
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850 sonoma ter
Pending already, but we had to share this early (1959) atrium Eichler, on the Stanford University campus. I’m sure you’ll see why …
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green room
Since we ‘finished’ our TV room, we’ve had a nagging doubt that it needed something more. With white ceiling, floor and cinder-block, it just felt too white, even for us …
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