The #1 California Home Improvement is Fire Hardening
The Getty Center and Getty Villa emerged from the 2025 Los Angeles fire disaster as examples of fire hardening best practices.Yes, they had staff to…
Category: Remodeling Ideas
My DIY Bathroom Remodel With Home Designer Software
Thinking of a budget remodel to update or fix things about your house that you don't like?Join the club! There's nothing like living in a…
Avoid This Remodeling Mistake When Tearing Down Walls
Home improvement website Houzz surveyed released a 2024 survey of home improvements home owners are making this year. #1 on the list is a "return…
Ikea Kitchen planning is fun. Making huge mistakes isn’t.
Ikea kitchen planners can help you design a kitchen in 3D and choose your cabinet, counter, hardware...all the materials for your shiny new modern kitchen.You…
2023 Home Decor Trend is the Opposite of Beige Minimalism
Who doesn't love a trend report? It's so much fun seeing what materials, colors, textures, and decorating styles the experts and purveyors are calling "it."So…
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Kitchen Remodeling Tips From Rockridge Architect Jason Kaldis with Rockridge Kitchen Tour Pics
Imagine opening up your home to show off your remodeled kitchen. That's what 8-10 Rockridge homeowners do every other year along with their builders, architects,…
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Stage Your House As an Easy Home Makeover
Does your house have the comfortable feel of an old shoe? Are you embarrassed to have people over? Or if you do, are you constantly…
Aging in Place Home Renovation Checklist from AARP
What if you could make not-too-expensive updates to the house you've loved for so many years to make it easier for you, and / or…
Nature Murals Painted on Houses in Berkeley and Oakland
Murals on walls inside houses has been a time-honored tradition through the ages. In Berkeley, the murals adorning the walls of Pauline Kael's house in…
Oakland & Berkeley Garden Gate, Arbor and Fence Ideas
When it came time to plan a new garden fence and gate for the front of my Rockridge home, I did something better than look…