Marin County now offers ‘instant’ bath, kitchen building permits
The county of Marin now offers “instant” online permitting for minor non-structural bathroom and kitchen remodeling projects in the unincorporated areas. The change expands the county’s existing online system (marinbuildingpermits.org) for property owners or their contractors to apply for and track permits for minor single-family-home improvements such as new roofs, window replacements, new siding, rooftop […]
A Neglected Bay Area Home Finally Gets Its Moment in the Sun
Bay Area architect Henry Higby Gutterson’s houses have always been unorthodox—but not in the way you might think. While the early-20th-century architect’s more famous contemporaries—Julia Morgan, Bernard Maybeck, John Hudson Thomas—were creating homes that had rustic, woody features with sleek lines and a machine aesthetic, Gutterson was looking to English Tudors, Irish cottages, French Beaux […]
Planning to remodel in the Bay Area? Be prepared to wait
A portrait of Jory Segal, left, and her husband Joel Mjolsness, right, in their remodeled kitchen at their home in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, June 3, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group) Jory Segal has been dreaming of remodeling her 2,700-square-foot San Jose home for years. The 68-year-old longed to brighten her living space […]
Troubled Central Valley Police Chief Scot Kimble
Former McFarland Chief Scot Kimble has worked for at least eight police agencies and been forced out of two. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) BAKERSFIELD — When Scot Kimble wanted to fix up and sell a house he owned in Southern California, the small-town Central Valley police chief didn’t hire a contractor. Instead, he sent […]
17 Best General Contractors to Remodel Your SF Home in 2019
If you’ve ever been involved with a remodel or major construction job in the past, you know that picking the best general contractors in your area is crucial. Top construction teams will execute the plans set out by you and your architect without a hitch. Incapable contractors are sure to create more issues than they […]
Step Inside a Century-Old Bay Area Home Reimagined by Geoffrey De Sousa
A Johnny Abrahams painting animates the second-floor landing next to the redesigned staircase. Photo: Jose Manuel Alorda The house had good bones, and, as they say, location is everything. Situated on a coveted stretch overlooking San Francisco’s Presidio with unobstructed views of the Golden Gate Bridge, the three-story, Tudor-style home, built in 1927, had just […]
The Perfect Pink Paint Drenches Ariel Gordon’s Bay Area Office
Visiting a person’s workspace is like taking a peek inside their brain. Whether it’s at home or in an art studio, Nice Work explores where creative people do all of their, well, creating, so that you can steal their on-the-clock style. Name: Ariel Gordon Maffei Occupation: CEO and designer, Ariel Gordon Jewelry Time I start: […]
San Jose designer brings the outdoors in
CLICK HERE if you are having trouble viewing these photos on a mobile device Most of us, says interior designer Janet Marena, moved to the Bay Area and stay here because of all it has to offer, including the great outdoors. So a big part of Bay Area style, she says, is combining the indoors […]
5 Fantastic Home Renovations in California That Cost Less Than $200K
With its promise of year-round sunshine, palm-lined beaches, booming metropolises, and cultural diversity, California has an undoubtedly competitive real estate market. As a result, many homeowners find it more feasible to renovate a fixer-upper rather than buy their dream home outright. Below, we highlight five homeowners in California who have made impressive changes with budgets […]
10 Women in Construction Leading the Way
Traditionally a male-dominated field, construction is increasingly opening up to women owners and CEOs. According to the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), women make up around 10 percent of the industry overall, with construction and contracting seeing significant growth in women-owned firms over the past few years. Today about 13 percent of construction-related […]
