The term ‘shoffice’ appears to be the new buzzword as many homeowners turn their sheds into home offices and that is exactly what we did. Or should I say ‘Shawffice’ – since it is Shawn’s office? In the last year we finished things off as I will show below. The shed was originally brown like […]
Category: Befores
The Naked Landscape
After two weeks with a landscape crew and a lot of manual labor, the property is all cleaned up. We also had a survey crew out to measure out the property lines and elevations. It’s amazing what was uncovered. Majestic old oaks, manzanitas, terracing, railway tie steps and beautiful volcanic rock were all hidden under a jungle. […]
Walkthrough #2 – The Bedroom Wing
As promised, a walkthrough of the other side of the house, the bedroom wing. This end is still a little up in the air and depends on if we refinish the shed for Shawn’s office right away or down the road. This is the long wood hallway of the bedroom wing: We were tinkering with […]
The Cleanup Begins!
The mess left by cleaning up/cutting down trees, brush and plants is all over the property. I mentioned previously how difficult it is right now envisioning what it could look like. Last Sunday with a bottle of champagne and 2 glasses in hand, we sat at our future lanai on a couple of purchased chairs from […]
Oh, the carnage…
The Britton Tree Services crew spent all week cutting, thinning and tending to all of the oaks, jungle, and just plain crap on the property that had not been maintained in 50 years. Great job, guys! The property is 1.18 acres and there is landscaping in both the front and back. Our opened view in […]