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open house!

The time-capsule apartments are 99% finished and ready for the open house wine & cheese…. 9/8/10 at 6pm.  Sale listing seen here.  (disclaimer:  I didn’t select the furnishing for ‘staging’ the apartments for sale – I do like the mod … Continue reading

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1950s apartment remodel continued..

Kitchens started going in at the apartment building, and I love the color!  The laminate finish is ‘Asian Night’ by Wilsonart with a contrasting edge band, which gives it a geometric look.  These kitchens being smallish, with 1950s 8′ ceilings, … Continue reading

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mid-century remodel….construction

STEEL!  Here are a couple of beams ready to be installed in the ceiling/roof of the mid-century house, so we can remove most of the walls in the living areas.  (quick reminder: this project consists of [2] buildings on a … Continue reading

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1950s mid-century: demo

Permits in hand, lot-split done, demolition has begun on the “1950s time capsule” as posted back in August.  Kitchens, bathrooms, carpeting (ew), doors, windows, rotten framing, etc, all being torn out.  Being a fan of most things mid-century, it’s been … Continue reading

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mid-century san francisco time capsule

1959 was a good year.  A good year for the color turquoise, apparently.  Here is a 1959 4-unit apartment building up behind a single family house on a lot in San Francisco that have both sat virtually empty for over … Continue reading

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