Pre-Sale Recommendations Replace lattice with updated with more sophisticated version as shown below This fence is just around the corner on Hilldale. Lattice is perfect in scale as it is more open. Looking for inspiration in the same neighborhood is…
Author: DCL
940 Regal Road, Berkeley, CA
Posted in COLOR, INTERIOR DESIGN, PAST PROJECTS Tagged with: 879 regal road berkeley, 940 regal rd berkeley, affordablelamps.com, american soil products, authoritymailboxes.com, baldwin door hardware, baldwin double entry, benjamin moore, berkeley curb appeal, berkeley hills real estate, bronze house numbers, derik landry, ebay scones, Goldman Land & Home, lancaster white
Color Tied
Mixing furnishings and accessories from different eras is essential for creating depth and character in a timeless design. Tying it all together using accent colors is simple and allows you to add and update in years to come.…
Posted in COLOR, INSPIRATIONS, INTERIOR DESIGN Tagged with: blue, chandelier, club chair, deco mirror, derik landry, dwelldefinded, dwelldefined.com, Goldman Land & Home, milo baughman, mirror, mirrors
Does Curb Appeal Really Matter?
The short answer is yes. Most sellers have a limited budget for sprucing their curb appeal prior to listing their home are usually ill-equipped to make those important design decisions. Making the right choices will result in the home appealing…
Posted in ADVICE, SELLING Tagged with: Curb Appeal, curb appeal east bay, derik landry, dwelldefinded, dwelldefined.com, Goldman Land & Home, selling oakland home, staging home east bay
2265 Alva Ave, El Cerrito, CA
Pre-Sale Recommendations Landscape Dress side garden and parking strip with a layer of new mulch (not bark) after weed removal and trimming. Replant a mature shrub (or add new) to screen “dark hole” under porch . I have not seen…
55 The Crescent, Berkeley, CA
Pre-Sale Recommendations Landscape Remove existing plantings. Flank front door with traditional boxwood topiaries (OSH $149.99). Lemon Bottlebrush (OSH $24.99) between the windows and on each end of the main house façade. Lemon Bottlebrush (OSH $24.99) between boxwood topiaries (OSH $149.99)…
Posted in PAST PROJECTS Tagged with: 55 the crescent, american soil products, benjamin moore, derik landry, floor store, Goldman Land & Home, orchard supply hardware, OSH, selling berkeley home
Lane Court, Oakland, CA
Pre-Sale Recommendations Landscape Dress beds with ½ yard of new mulch to match existing. It looks like Black Chip Mulch or Forest Floor but they can confirm by looking up a prior order. Fill in river pea gravel ¼ yard…
Posted in PAST PROJECTS, SELLING Tagged with: american soil products, derik landry, Goldman Land & Home, lane court oakland, Murphy's Oil Soap, selling oakland hill home
Color Scheming
I love auctions but there also great online resources for on-of-a-kind pieces. Everything featured here is from One Kings Lane or 1st Dibs… two of my favorite virtual stores. Think in terms of blending two colors being mindful of…
Posted in COLOR, INSPIRATIONS, INTERIOR DESIGN Tagged with: blue, chinoiserie, derik landry, dwelldefinded, green, Ist Dibs, One Kings Lane, oriental carpet, tufted leather, yellow
Sutro Baths
Posted in COLOR, INSPIRATIONS, INTERIOR DESIGN Tagged with: derik landry, dwelldefined.com, leather sofa, Sutro Baths, tufted sofa
Will we have to overpay?
Will we have to overpay? You will have to pay more than anyone else is willing to pay at that moment in time. When in a multiple bidding situation, your Realtor won’t know the purchase price associated with the other…
Posted in INSPIRATIONS Tagged with: Competitive market, derik landry, dwelldefinded, dwelldefined.com, Goldman Land & Home
Sarah Style
Toronto based interior designer Sarah Richardson is best known for her HGTV design shows; Sarah’s House, Real Potential, Sarah 101, Sarah’s Cottage, and Design Inc. I pre-ordered her latest book, Sarah Style, over the summer and finally received my copy…
Posted in INSPIRATIONS Tagged with: derik landry, Design Inc, dwelldefinded, dwelldefined.com, Goldman Land & Home, Sarah Richardson, Sarah Style, Sarah's Cottage, Sarah's House, sarahrichardsondesign.com
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