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    eichler landscaping

    how it’s going: our backyard

    September 12, 2022

    Well, hello.  It appears that it’s been seven years (!) since we completely tore out our backyard and had fresh landscaping done. Now that everything has matured, I thought I’d share how things have settled in, what worked, and what didn’t.

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  • eichler restoration

    eichler flooring: solid vinyl tile

    It’s finally time to share about the big floor renovation of 2017.  As with most projects, we had some ups and downs with this one.  Here goes!…

    February 14, 2018
  • diy furniture

    ercol studio couch

    A few years back we happened upon a beat-up Ercol Studio Couch in the wilds of Canada … specifically, in an antique-and-junk filled barn in northern Ontario.  When I say we, I mean my mother-in-law…

    February 7, 2018
  • eichler tours

    ginkgo glen revisited

    Given the sopping wet and gloomy January we’re having here in San Jose, I thought I’d share these pictures today.  Just a block away from our tract of Fairglen is another small tract of…

    January 9, 2018
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    eichler kitchen projects

    eichler kitchen refresh

    We’re back to work after the break, and I’m back to a bit of blogging.  2016 was a busy year, and started with this refresh of our Eichler kitchen.…

    January 5, 2017
  • diy eichler projects

    soft-close drawers in our eichler kitchen

    We’ve been working on our kitchen, to make it more functional in small ways.  Recently, we installed IKEA soft-close drawers while maintaining the original fronts.…

    June 29, 2016
  • eichler travel

    eichler inspiration in the desert

    On our recent spring trip to Palm Springs, we decided to visit Kud Properties‘ Desert Eichlers.  In case you hadn’t heard of them, these are entirely new homes based on Eichler floor plans, not…

    June 6, 2016
  • interiors projects

    san francisco guestroom

    For anyone who’s been following here for a while, you know I’ve been slowly working on a side project with a client in San Francisco.  Last month, I installed the final room:  a dual…

    May 4, 2016
  • geeking out travel

    twin palms estates: krisel houses in palm springs

    Hello there!  It’s been an age since I updated here, but we’re back.  And back from a short vacation in Palm Springs, which always manages to be a source of inspiration for me, no…

    April 5, 2016
  • food and drink

    walnut + nutella sandwich cookies

    Yes, you read right:  Nutella.  Sandwich.  Cookies.…

    December 5, 2015
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