For those of you who wonder if it takes an expert to complete a major remodel - buying an old fixer and adding a second story to get a good ocean view - here is the before-and-after video of a house re-build in Old Carlsbad. The last four minutes is the owner talking...
The videos have purpose - I'll keep showing ones like the previous video that document the frenzy - but others like this one to demonstrate home-improvement ideas. This house is in the flight path for Lindbergh Field, and has been retrofitted to reduce noise:
Thanks to daytrip for sending this along:
Here's a spin around a granite-slab yard with a builder's design rep. She only mentioned the actual names of the granite for the first and third slabs pictured, so for identification purposes I made up the rest:
Here is Tom T's youtube tour of his next project, where he describes his plans for this mid-century modern in Bay Park. Visit tomtarrant.com for more details:
Hat tip to Genius for sending this in:
The Painted Lady closed today - for full price, $499,000 VA. We knew that the buyer was fully engaged in the house (just by paying the full pop), but like we saw in Diana's article, agents and sellers never know if you have a sale until the inspection is completed. ...
What look or style will endure the longest before being declared old and dated?
DOB sent in this contender for coolest bathtub ever - and with the glass bottom it looks like you'd be seeing fish, crocodiles, and sharks right beneath you! Plus a few others:
For those looking for kitchen ideas, or home improvements in general, check this website: http://www.modresdes.com They have been doing a kitchen series lately, here are some of the looks:
