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'Madison' from Kardiel

Extended the yard/gravel area to include new pergola, wall and cor-ten planters.



Just bought a new house [1951 contemporary ranch]. The floors were in decent shape so I decided to have them finished while the place was em...

Public library which is still in use by my office in San Diego:

Dos Picos, Ramona CA...

2012 was to be the year of downsizing. Moved to a new place - went from 1000 sq. ft. to 600 and started venturing into a new lifestyle of ne...

Sourced from a few places, put this runner together Very popular with the locals...

Several years ago I sold my 1966 Chrysler New Yorker. The guy who bought it said if he were to ever sell it he would let me know. I always r...

Saw this cool little modern cafe table sitting outside a resale shop... $15

Well, not really new per se - been in the family since the 80s but I rescued it from an uncertain future. A little clean up and oil and good...

I'm a sucker for a cool lamp. This one had a great pattern but just a tad ugly: A little flat black spray paint and not bad. I wanted t...

But I'm busy. Here's some pics just because...

These were found behind a school storage shed and 'liberated' by a friend. They were all pretty disgusting with caked on bird poop [...

Another craigslist seller flake . Found an Eames shell [in the elusive grey no less] with Eiffel base for a steal. Arranged a pick up time w...

Some model images from original brochures advertising Las Palmas Estates and Raquet Club Estates in Palm Springs. See more over at Palm Spr...

Like everyone else, I love Serge Mouille lighting but crazy out of my price range. But West Elm has a decent enough version for $150:

Excerpts from the 1956 Directional Designs catalog And my favorite [how swank!]: