• modernism week

    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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  • 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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  • looking back: 2016

    What a tough year. Many people (us included) can’t wait for 2016 to end, but before it does, we’re reflecting on some positives in FM land …

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