Family time is what we do all of this for and what life is all about. We work hard over here, but on occasion we get away to enjoy the beauty of Northern California and swim! This year we went with good friends to a place called Mono Hot Springs. [...]

My Mother’s surname is Arana and I am Ernesto Perez Arana. I originally come from Guatemala, but I often say that I was born again in San Francisco, Dolores Park to be exact. In the 1980s I made the City my home and that there is where I took up [...]

Scout said it best in To Kill A Mockingbird:“I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks.” - Scout These are words I live by in business and pleasure and how I approach everyone I meet through work and play. An East Bay native by way of Philadelphia, I bring [...]

Does Your Home Have Any of These Exterior Paint Failures? Save money by avoiding expensive repairs. Wood cracking and separation - Here we see separation between the stucco and wood window sill and cracking in the wood window sill itself. Of all the types of failure, this is the most [...]

This year one of our favorite projects was featured in the Children’s Support League (CSL) Annual Heart of the Home tour. If you don’t know about the Children’s Support League, please take a moment to read through this article to learn about one of the finest organizations in the Bay [...]

The cultural tapestry of the Bay Area is rich and varied and contains cross-sections of the many peoples and cultures that make up our America. Living here, we are privileged to have immediate access to a myriad of perspectives on the holidays we celebrate. Thanksgiving is one of those holidays; [...]

Even though I am not a Bay Area native, I may as well be. I visited from the East Coast in 1984 and never looked back. The Oakland/East Bay hills, San Francisco and Alameda are a Painter’s paradise, and it is here that I found the ability to work year-round [...]