A bridal bouquet designed by Pilar Zuniga of Oakland-based Gorgeous and Green. A tropical protea is the central design element, illustrating how easily tropical and temperate flowers play together. (c) Gorgeous and Green photo

I built this on my property for my aging father who has some health issues. Handicap accessibility was a factor in design. His dream has always been to try retire to a cabin in the woods. This is what he got. It is a 1 bedroom, 1 bath with a great room. It is 600 sqft of AC space. The footprint is 40' x 26' overall. The site was the former home of our pig pen. I only had to take 1 tree to make this work and I planted 3 in its place. The axis is set from root ball to root ball. The rear center is aligned with mean sunset and is visible across a wetland. The goal was to make the home feel like it was floating in the palms. The geometry had to simple and I didn't want it feeling heavy on the land so I cantilevered the structure beyond exposed foundation walls. My barn is nearby and it features old 1950's "S" corrugated metal panel walls. I used the same panel profile for my siding. I ran it vertical to match the barn, but also to balance the length of the structure and stretch the high point into the canopy, visually. The wood is all Southern Yellow Pine. This material came from clearing at the Babcock Ranch Development site. I ran it through the structure, end to end and horizontally, to create a seamless feel and to stretch the space. It worked. It feels MUCH bigger than it is. I milled the material to specific sizes in specific areas to create precise alignments. Floor starters align with base. Wall tops adjoin ceiling starters to create the illusion of a seamless board. All light fixtures, HVAC supports, cabinets, switches, outlets, are set specifically to wood joints. The front and rear porch wood has three different milling profiles so the hypotenuse on the ceilings, align with the walls, and yield an aligned deck board below. Yes, I over did it. It is spectacular in its detailing. That's the benefit of small spaces. Concrete counters and IKEA cabinets round out the conversation. For those who cannot live tiny, I offer the Tiny-ish House. Photos by Ryan Gamma Staging by iStage Homes Design Assistance Jimmy Thornton

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I got creative and created this ribbon chandelier that hangs above our patio table. All the ribbon colors are represented in the color of the courtyard.

Beautiful entry walk way with tiled stamped concrete and unique rocks along the side.
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Photos by Rhônya Obst: Founder, Owner, Designer - bellabohemian.com.
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What a great way to disguise and ugly blank wall! This easy DIY Paint-by-Number wall mural was painted on a stucco wall. To get more mileage out of it they repeated elements across the wall to make it bigger. they also changed a few colors to make it their own. You can find it on www.elephantsonthewall.com

Outdoor lighting project for the Holidays around the pool, we also installed the pool and accent lighting.
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Here's how it turned out. (After) I left everything else the same in this room, including little things like the hand soap, to clearly show how different a room can look by just changing the wallpaper.

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Photos by Rhônya Obst: Founder, Owner, Designer - bellabohemian.com.
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Custom pergola, new stone patio, and plenty of room for seating make for one relaxing outdoor living space.
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