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There's some big sky around our house and every once in a while, it's dramatic. Loads of pastels, especially pink and yellow. Would...

I couldn't wait to see La La Land, but it was on one rainy afternoon last week that Sue and I finally got to the Orinda Theater. Built...

Happy New Year! Here's to having this extra holiday day, "New Year's Day Observed." Thinking over the last two weeks, some adventures...

Seems like a sense of childhood fun and holiday cheer is in order this Christmas. Doing the house up in red and green with a generous...

Orange has to be the happiest color. This time of year, we see pumpkin orange everywhere. Have you considered it to be the perfect...

Autumn snuck in last Thursday and there's a feeling of fall in the air here in Oakland, CA. Since it's my favorite season, I was ready...

Do you have theatrical moments in your rooms? Something that looks a little "out there" but makes you smile? This little bust ($20...

Neighborhoods are a great place for design ideas and one of my favorites is Japantown in San Francisco. There's about 6 blocks filled...

If you were given three acres in which to "play in the dirt," what would you do? Back in 1971, Ruth Bancroft, in her 60s at the time,...

Have you noticed that the outdoors has become the extra room you didn't know you had? Why not create an outdoor "room" this summer? ...