How Long Does Exterior House Paint Last?
Surface preparation, power washing, and getting the right contractor on the job are all things that should be taken into consideration when you are planning to paint your home. Your exterior paint is an investment. We are not speaking solely on a financial level here either. New paint helps with [...]
The Importance of Gloss and Sheen in Paint Selection
The gloss and sheen in paint isn't something that everyone understands. This isn't something that many people think about either. However, the gloss and sheen of paint is something that certainly impacts the final look and builds atmosphere. It is not complicated to differentiate the two, however, most people don't [...]
The Art of the Pattern ā Q & A with Workroom C
Carolyn Rebuffel Flannery, Principal Designer of Interior Design Firm Workroom C, based in Emeryville, offers her brand of āinspired, practical designā to clients throughout the Bay Area. With that mission comes the textiles she custom-creates to help implement her visions, making homes simply more beautiful ā and colorful! We sat [...]
Designers on Design: A Compendium of Links
Over the years, in writing our newsletter (which is also posted on this blog) we have interviewed and hosted guest blogs by numerous brilliant and talented Bay Area interior designers and landscape architects, sharing their wisdom on how to make our homes beautiful, inside and out. This post is an [...]
Harmonizing Your Home For Better Health And Wealth
Feng Shui is an art and a science. There are different forms practiced throughout the East including in Tibet, India, and China. Each version holds the fundamental concept that āplacementā or arranging of the objects invites the natural world into our homes or any space through the āFive Elementsā to [...]
10 Tips to Prepare Your Home for Summer
Clean the walkway: Pressure-wash the walkway, then replace damaged pavers or bricks, or just flip them over. If any pavers are sticking up too high, raise them, remove a little dirt, and drop them back in place. On concrete walkways fill in cracks with a masonry crack filler that matches [...]
Reading the Stars and Charting 2019
Ernesto, the kids, and I spent the first week of the year in Sea Ranch, California, letting go of 2018 and committing to new and better selves in 2019. Like any good captain and crew who look to the sea and stars before they set sail, in our family, and [...]
Tips For Hiring An Exterior House Painting Expert
You may be looking at your home and thinking about just how dull your once vibrant exterior has become. Don't beat yourself up over it, it is actually a very common occurrence amongst homeowners. Years and even decades pass with very little, if any thought given to a home's exterior [...]
L’Shanah Tova! Happy New Year!
Yes, this September is the new year for our Jewish clients. Every year this time we are requested to finish work before the start of Rosh Hashanah or are at least told that a 2-day hiatus will be taken from all activity. I have always loved a tradition that stops [...]
The Best Colors For Your Kitchen
Next to your living room, your home's kitchen gets the most use. It's also an area visitors tend to visit frequently and immediately upon entering your home. Being such an important part of your home, your kitchen should not only be spacious and well organized but should look great too. [...]
