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Who We Are
Maybeck Mystery
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Interior
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Process
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Featured
Feb 15, 2023
Maybecks for Sale in Montclair! Tracing Ownership Pt. 2
Feb 15, 2023
Feb 15, 2023
Feb 11, 2023
Tracing Ownership of the House with the Maybeck "Proof Letter"
Feb 11, 2023
Feb 11, 2023
Feb 10, 2023
Stafford L. Jory architectural drawings for Mary and Mabon Kingsley
Feb 10, 2023
Feb 10, 2023
Jan 22, 2020
Wonderful letter from Mrs. Kingsley to Helen Keller about her move to California from 1923
Jan 22, 2020
Jan 22, 2020
Jul 24, 2019
Rowland & Rowland Permit Survey
Jul 24, 2019
Jul 24, 2019
Jan 3, 2019
Kingsley family church
Jan 3, 2019
Jan 3, 2019
Mar 18, 2018
Reconstructing the Original Building Plans
Mar 18, 2018
Mar 18, 2018
Dec 22, 2016
Maybeck Feature: Fenestra Steel Windows
Dec 22, 2016
Dec 22, 2016
Dec 19, 2016
Myra Kingsley: Astrologer to the Stars!
Dec 19, 2016
Dec 19, 2016
Dec 7, 2016
Original Eave Color Scheme - Key Maybeck Detail
Dec 7, 2016
Dec 7, 2016
Jul 12, 2016
Found more Chemla tiles in Oakland
Jul 12, 2016
Jul 12, 2016
Mar 31, 2016
Old Sink Single Faucet Conversion
Mar 31, 2016
Mar 31, 2016
Mar 13, 2016
Cheap Good LED Bulbs - Welcome to the Future
Mar 13, 2016
Mar 13, 2016
Mar 13, 2016
A small series of Tributaries
Mar 13, 2016
Mar 13, 2016
Mar 11, 2016
Redoing back bath - in progress
Mar 11, 2016
Mar 11, 2016
Feb 28, 2016
What would a late period Maybeck design look like? CED Archive field trip
Feb 28, 2016
Feb 28, 2016
Feb 28, 2016
Maybeck Feature: Stucco Splatter
Feb 28, 2016
Feb 28, 2016
Feb 27, 2016
Sneaky Microwave Pantry Closet
Feb 27, 2016
Feb 27, 2016
Feb 26, 2016
Panasonic Wall Whisper Fan
Feb 26, 2016
Feb 26, 2016
Feb 23, 2016
#1 Maybeck Feature - Venturi Chimey
Feb 23, 2016
Feb 23, 2016
Feb 23, 2016
Annie Maybeck influenced features?
Feb 23, 2016
Feb 23, 2016
Feb 19, 2016
In Search of Style
Feb 19, 2016
Feb 19, 2016
Feb 18, 2016
Laundry Sink: New Plan, Different Old Sink
Feb 18, 2016
Feb 18, 2016
Feb 17, 2016
Maybeck Feature: Observation Deck uncovered
Feb 17, 2016
Feb 17, 2016
Feb 16, 2016
Tile research
Feb 16, 2016
Feb 16, 2016
Feb 12, 2016
February Flowers
Feb 12, 2016
Feb 12, 2016
Oct 27, 2015
Living & Dining Room Cleaning
Oct 27, 2015
Oct 27, 2015
Sep 6, 2015
Cleaning the copper trim
Sep 6, 2015
Sep 6, 2015
Aug 19, 2015
We have a laundry closet!
Aug 19, 2015
Aug 19, 2015
Aug 19, 2015
Late Period Maybeck Feature: Electric Kitchen
Aug 19, 2015
Aug 19, 2015
Featured
Jul 22, 2015
Our Best Maybeck Evidence - The Rowland Visit Letter
Jul 22, 2015
Jul 22, 2015
Jul 18, 2015
Maybeck Features '39 - Why I think the first addition was based on a Maybeck sketch
Jul 18, 2015
Jul 18, 2015
Jul 18, 2015
Alameda Thrift Haul
Jul 18, 2015
Jul 18, 2015
Jul 18, 2015
Cabinet Wood Repair, Old Growth Redwood and Cedar, Clear Grain, and a $50 piece of wood
Jul 18, 2015
Jul 18, 2015
Jul 16, 2015
Kitchen Sink drain repair and cleanout
Jul 16, 2015
Jul 16, 2015
Jul 12, 2015
Range Backsplash
Jul 12, 2015
Jul 12, 2015
Jul 12, 2015
Original Decorative Tile, '39 tile, '60s(?) tile
Jul 12, 2015
Jul 12, 2015
Jul 7, 2015
Laundry Hookups
Jul 7, 2015
Jul 7, 2015
Jun 30, 2015
Kitchen Tile Countertop
Jun 30, 2015
Jun 30, 2015
Jun 24, 2015
Kitchen Track Lighting
Jun 24, 2015
Jun 24, 2015
Jun 23, 2015
Kitchen Vent Hood Ducting
Jun 23, 2015
Jun 23, 2015
Jun 22, 2015
Kitchen Ceiling: Drywall/Plaster
Jun 22, 2015
Jun 22, 2015
Jun 11, 2015
Welding a modern chandelier for the M Bedroom
Jun 11, 2015
Jun 11, 2015
Featured
Jun 8, 2015
Raising the shower head, tile layout, and expensive grouts explained
Jun 8, 2015
Jun 8, 2015
Jun 6, 2015
Kitchen Sub Panel Pt.2 - wiring circuits
Jun 6, 2015
Jun 6, 2015
Jun 5, 2015
Kitchen Sub Panel Pt.1
Jun 5, 2015
Jun 5, 2015
Jun 3, 2015
Kitchen/Laundry Flooring pt.2
Jun 3, 2015
Jun 3, 2015
Jun 3, 2015
Another broken 3-way Switch :/
Jun 3, 2015
Jun 3, 2015
Jun 1, 2015
Meeko Moves In!
Jun 1, 2015
Jun 1, 2015
May 30, 2015
More suitable MB sink
May 30, 2015
May 30, 2015
May 27, 2015
Crane Drexel Repair
May 27, 2015
May 27, 2015
May 16, 2015
Original Deco Moderne Apartment / Hints about the Master Bath history
May 16, 2015
May 16, 2015
May 14, 2015
Kitchen/Laundry Flooring
May 14, 2015
May 14, 2015
May 13, 2015
Another Maybeck looking detail uncovered
May 13, 2015
May 13, 2015
May 13, 2015
Compost
May 13, 2015
May 13, 2015
May 13, 2015
More plumbing fixtures
May 13, 2015
May 13, 2015
May 12, 2015
Sink-in'
May 12, 2015
May 12, 2015
May 12, 2015
Lunch break sink shopping!
May 12, 2015
May 12, 2015
May 11, 2015
Painting Grandma's Patio set
May 11, 2015
May 11, 2015
May 11, 2015
I love lamp
May 11, 2015
May 11, 2015
May 11, 2015
Got the Gothic lights working
May 11, 2015
May 11, 2015
May 10, 2015
Gothic Mid-Century Mexican Wrought Iron light fixtures for the living room
May 10, 2015
May 10, 2015
May 1, 2015
Three way switch
May 1, 2015
May 1, 2015
Apr 29, 2015
Asbestos
Apr 29, 2015
Apr 29, 2015
Apr 27, 2015
Gas Line and Plumbing Basics
Apr 27, 2015
Apr 27, 2015
Apr 14, 2015
Appliances!
Apr 14, 2015
Apr 14, 2015
Mar 27, 2015
Fairytale
Mar 27, 2015
Mar 27, 2015
Mar 18, 2015
Research Unloaded (post is in progress)
Mar 18, 2015
Mar 18, 2015
Mar 12, 2015
Books on books
Mar 12, 2015
Mar 12, 2015
Mar 7, 2015
A love letter
Mar 7, 2015
Mar 7, 2015
Mar 5, 2015
Research time
Mar 5, 2015
Mar 5, 2015
Mar 2, 2015
It may be a Maybeck
Mar 2, 2015
Mar 2, 2015
Feb 27, 2015
It all began when...
Feb 27, 2015
Feb 27, 2015