This extraordinary full house remodeling project won a LEED Platinum award for its thorough application of green/eco-conscious materials and processes. As part of a team spearheaded by McCutcheon Construction, Arana was brought in to contribute our wood stain expertise. We applied clear water based stain to the exterior cedar siding and a cream-color, semi-solid, water-based stain to the interior poplar wood paneling. 

The interiors provided a particular challenge because the new construction required brand new wood paneling that needed to match the original-build paneling that was being retained. The result is a seamless, uninterrupted experience as if there was never a before-and-after in this iconic mid-century-modern home.

For more details about the epic and thorough revisioning of this Piedmont abode, follow this link to read the text of an article about the project, in Dwell.

And learn more about how the eco-friendly choices made at the time did or did not hold up, 10 years later, in this article we wrote for Oakland Magazine.