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Small, Cozy and Functional

Ted W., member | April 23rd, 20091 comment

Houses in the city often have small yards and, thus, small decks. By keeping the safety rails toward the outside of the deck I managed to gain the maximum useable space while minimizing that which it...

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Kitchen of mass reconstruction

Stizzowitz, member | April 5th, 2009

My Wife and I Bought a 1923 2 + 1 California Bungalow in need of a lot of love. With some elbow grease and the help of FHB we tackled the kitchen first. Peeled through 5 layers of linolium no...

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Re-do Over-do

ooo_man, member | April 2nd, 2009

The ensuite bathroom of our 1970s home was badly overdue for an updating. The shower had been renovated a few years previously, but it was time to do the rest. We looked at factory cabinets, but...

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Backyard Cottage

Boleo, member | March 15th, 2009

This is a 350 s.f. cottage with a 13 x 20 foot main room for living room/bedroom purposes, and a 5 x 18 foot area divided into tub/toilet, lavatory, and closet. It will serve as a pool house...

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Modern Mission Hall Bath

MAK_DESIGN_BUILD, member | March 10th, 2009

My client had two goals for their hall bathroom remodel. . . The client had two goals for their hall bathroom remodel: aesthetically integrate the bathroom with the modernized Mission...

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Outdated to Outstanding: A Fireplace Facelift

JoanneP, member | February 27th, 20091 comment

The layout of the room and the off-center outdated fireplace made it difficult to figure out the best way to place the furniture or use the bland fireplace as a focal point. Working with the...

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Site-built Gable Vents on a Craftsman Style Addition

Huck, member | February 2nd, 2009

In adding on to a recently-built craftsman style home, I had to match the detailing of the original home. I did take a few liberties, where I thought I could improve on what had been done by...

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Greene & Greene Gamble House Pasadena

Huck, member | January 31st, 2009

Greene and Greene's masterpiece of residential architecture in the Craftsman "ultimate bunglow" style. Photos from my visit on Jan. 30, 2009. "100 years ago a team of gifted craftsmen labored...

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New Craftsman Home on an Old Modernist Foundation

egivers, member | January 28th, 2009

This was a design/build collaboration using the remaining foundation from a home destroyed by a recent fire. What started as a tragedy for the owner ultimately led to a rewarding new beginnng. The...

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floating countertop

Huck, member | January 21st, 20093 comments

"Floating" countertop, for a handicap bathroom addition. No visible means of support on one end - for easy wheelchair access. The architect had drawn a wood panel for support at the end, but I...

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Craftsman Room Addition - interior finish

Huck, member | January 21st, 2009

Craftsman style room addition, I was the General Contractor / finish carpenter. Design by others.

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Craftsman Room Addition phase 9

Huck, member | January 11th, 2009

A challenging job for a difficult client, I did most the carpentry and drywall work myself, but used Extreme Plastering for the stucco (extremeplastering.com), and was very pleased with their...

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Craftsman Room Addition phase 6

Huck, member | December 4th, 2008

The roof took a couple days, and went on just in time - it rained all the following weekend. Not my design - I am the general contractor.

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Craftsman Room Addition phase 3

Huck, member | December 2nd, 2008

Phase 3 is all about the roof - but this is only the first half of the roof, which went up pretty quickly. The second half was the time-consuming part! Please note: this is not my own design, I...

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Craftsman Room Addition phase 2

Huck, member | December 2nd, 2008

While small (under 300 sq. ft. of living space was actually added), the addition is far from simple - it is a very custom project requiring a high caliber of experience and...

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Kitchen

ZS_Design_Architect, member | November 25th, 20084 comments

A well appointed kitchen without the large expense.

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Long Island Sound Eclectic addition

ZS_Design_Architect, member | November 25th, 20082 comments

Addition to 1930 structure with complete facade re-design to match client's eclectic interests and lifestyle. Situated along Long Island Sound on City Island, within NYC with forever easterly views...

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Bungalow Interior Photos

FHBdotcom, editor | November 20th, 20083 comments

Here are some pics from the interior of a 1928 Sears kit home that was remodeled and featured in Fine Homebuilding #200, "An American Bungalow: Before and After." If you want to read more about this...

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