When 2017 began, we had no idea it would end this way. As per tradition, let’s end the year with a look back at some highlights from the last twelve months …
Though we left California three months ago, we still feel connected –to Sacramento, our Eichler, our old ‘hood and the wider MCM community. Case in point, this article…
Transitioning back to UK life has been all-consuming. Following our last post, we endured two furniture-free weeks, before our shipping container arrived …
When 2017 began, we had no idea it would end this way. As per tradition, let’s end the year with a look back at some highlights from the last twelve months …
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 …
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 …
Remember the stunning Roger Lee modernist home we shared last June? If you liked that, you’ll love this. Same leafy location, same architect, and same familiar features …
1958 pitched-roof model, with 4 beds/2 baths, over 1659 SqFt, in San Rafael’s Lower Lucas Valley. We’d never pick white as a siding color, but the orange accents make it work …
Before setting foot in an Eichler, we offered on multiple Rummer Homes, in and around Portland, Oregon. ‘Rummers’ look like Eichlers, with spookily similar floorplans and elevations …
We expected a lot from the 2017 San Mateo Highlands Eichler Home Tour. And we got it. But first, we had to get there. Two hours from Sac (a relatively long drive for us Brits) …
This May, the San Mateo Highlands neighborhood is holding an Eichler Home Tour, featuring ten carefully curated homes, each staying true to the Eichler aesthetic we all know and love …
Palm Springs’ Racquet Club Estates features around 550 single-family homes, built in the late 50s–early 60s. Most are classic William Krisel designs, built by the Alexander Construction Company …
While in the UK, we bolstered our vinyl collection. Most of this haul will live in our re-purposed ‘flying coffin’ cabinet, but we had grander plans for a lucky few …
This is our fourth Eichler Christmas. Each year we add to our decor, increasing the amount of ‘stuff’ stored in our garage. And this was a bumper year for stuff …
We typically don’t do anything special to our house for Halloween. This year was to be no exception, though we did pop a pumpkin out front. Then we had another idea …
