From the category archives:

Reclaimed/Salvaged

Woodshanti

Thumbnail image for Woodshanti by Jolene Enns February 23, 2011

I’ve been pricing cabinets for clients lately and had a serendipitous phone call from a local shop. Rick, the sales manager at ~Woodshanti~, was contacting designers in San Francisco (I’m guessing as part of a New Year’s resolution). He invited me to check out their sustainable wood-working shop in Bayview and I was glad he [...]

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Building REsources

Thumbnail image for Building REsources by Jolene Enns October 13, 2010

This week I’m working on three outdoor spaces and I’m on the trail for some cool landscaping notions.  One client and I already hit the Alameda Antiques fair to kick off her project (watch for an upcoming post about that), but I’ve also got a few small restaurant clients who want to develop their sidewalk [...]

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Urban Burp

Urban Burp showroom by Jolene Enns February 21, 2010

I used to have this favorite breakfast spot.  It was a hole in the wall with rumpus room-style wood paneling, stacking chairs, and a dusty dried flower arrangement at the register – nice touch.  Not the sort of place that has write-ups, ads, or even a sign visible from the street that would let you [...]

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Restoration Timber

Thumbnail image for Restoration Timber by Jolene Enns January 6, 2010

Walking into the ~Restoration Timber~ San Francisco showroom is like walking into a vintage lumber boutique. Every square foot of flooring is dense, uniquely aged wood.  There’s a pagoda of massive old growth beam construction that could have had a parallel existence as a catapult.  It stands tall as the centerpiece in the open two-storey [...]

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