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Jan

The largest fridge I have ever seen

Posted In: For the Heck of It, Home Improvement

Ok there are fridges, and then there are F R I D G E S. And this one is the largest I have ever seen in a house. This wasn’t a big house. And it wasn’t a caterer’s house. It was just a house, with a VERY large fridge. And a very cute girl standing in front of this very [...]

Jan

Ingenious Water Heater Covers

Living in a house with an exposed water heater? Don’t know how to cover it up? Check out these amazing solutions to covering that water heater while maintaing a cute and functional kitchen space. Krista and I were on tour last week in Berkeley and saw these ingenious solutions to exposed water heaters! I loved both these ideas because they [...]

Jan

Housing Kiosk’s

Posted In: For Buyers, For Sellers, For the Heck of It, Local Market Statistics

Do you remember “Redbox,” where you could rent DVD’s from a kiosk? Enter the world of food kiosks. And not just the vending machine, latte making type. We are talking actual warm food. Just outside of a gas station in downtown Los Angeles you will find the new “Burrito Box” kiosk. The ad says “they are 100% natural, no [...]

Dec

Berkeley Association of Realtors 2014 Installation and Awards Ceremony

Posted In: Berkeley, For the Heck of It

For Realtors there are 3 things we love: awesome houses, great food, and having a good time. If you find any of these then you will likely find a Realtor attached to it. Then comes December… where there are not a lot of awesome houses to see, but there is a ton of great food and good times to be [...]

Dec

Creative use for flor tiles

Posted In: Creative Reuse Ideas, For the Home

REWIND TO EARLIER THIS YEAR: I am a designer at heart. I can easily look at a room and figure out how to organize, construct, and bring in color. I love new ideas, being creative, and especially when using standard materials in different ways. Earlier this year I was out on Broker’s Tour and happened upon this great house in [...]

Dec

Some Views…

Posted In: Berkeley, For the Heck of It

…make this job the best around.

Dec

Oakland recovers better than them all

Posted In: Economy, General Real Estate News, Oakland

Oh yah! Oakland not only made it into the top 10 recovery cities but it is NUMBER ONE! In fact, 6 out of 10 cities are located in California. San Jose is listed as #4. Source: realtor.com and http://www.car.org/aboutus/onecoolthing/towns/

Nov

The Albany turkeys are at it again

Posted In: Albany, For the Heck of It

Nov

Do you own a meat slicer?

Posted In: For the Home, Oakland

It isn’t everyday that I am out on tour and I see something unusual, something that completely catches me off guard. We were in Oakland, looking at a duplex. I walk into the small kitchen, with very little room to move. Yet directly on top of the teeny tiny countertop was a ginormous meat mandolin. Yes, this is someone who [...]

Nov

Shattuck Ave in Berkeley, all lit up

Posted In: Berkeley, For the Heck of It

It’s beginning to look a lot like the holidays. Shattuck ave near Channing is showing their true spirit.