Wednesday, March 12, 2014 Digging Deep-Gardening with Cynthia BrianSinging in the Rain! With the imminent drought high on the radar, garden writers from around the Bay Area were invited for a private tour of the Ruth Bancroft Garden (http://www.ruthbancroftgarden.org/) in Walnut Creek to be reacquainted with the beauty of drought tolerant plantings. As ...
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| Wednesday, March 12, 2014 The Home DesignerDining Room S.O.S. Once the center stage for family, friends and lovers alike, these days the dining room has taken a back seat to more entertainment centric real estate in the home.
As a child, I ...By Brandon Neff
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| Wednesday, March 12, 2014 Where Good Fences Make Good NeighborsA peek inside Lamorinda's gated communities Lamorinda residents often and easily cross civic boundaries for errands, schools, meals and shopping but there are still a few residential areas where access is limited. These are Lamorinda's gated communities. For those on the outside looking in, here's a ne ...By Cathy Dausman
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| Wednesday, February 26, 2014 East Bay Luxury Home Sales Jump 17% in January, According to New Report The East Bay's luxury housing market began ...Submitted by Steve Maita
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| Wednesday, February 12, 2014 Digging Deep-Gardening with Cynthia BrianGrowing Garden Resolutions By February, most of the resolutions made on Jan. 1 have been waylaid. Our dreams of losing weight, becoming more organized, and being a better person might have already turned into nightmares. If we want to be triumphant in life, we need to make conscientious changes ...
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| Wednesday, February 12, 2014 The Home DesignerFurniture Buying 101 Yes, Virginia, there is a better sofa - or chair for that matter. When shopping for upholstered furniture you truly get what you pay for. And, in this era of eco-friendly, sustainable and value-conscience purchasing nothing fits that practice more than well-built home ...By Brandon Neff
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| Wednesday, February 12, 2014 Eichler Revival on Hall Lane On a small street off Brown Avenue on the east side of Mt. Diablo Boulevard, five Eichler homes occupied by both business owners and residents have been preserved, remodeled and renovated over the last 18 years. This revival is thanks to builder Gregg Hansen, who ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, January 29, 2014 Cynthia Brian's Gardening Guide for February "To me every hour of the day and night is an unspeakably perfect miracle." - Walt Whitman
Despite Valentine's Day, familial birthdays, and President Day holidays, the second month of the ...By Cynthia Brian
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| Wednesday, January 29, 2014 The Home DesignerFit For A Little King (or, Queen) With all eyes turning toward the British Monarchy following the birth of Prince George, I got to thinking about nursery design. What makes an inspiring kid's room? I think that some element of surprise makes for a great start. In my work, I've seen many a baby room ...By Brandon Neff
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| Wednesday, January 29, 2014 Sculptures Grow Like FlowersIn this Orinda garden, art sprouts from the ground up To hear how artist Karen Wyse came to own her house, which she and her husband bought way back in 1974, is to take a trip back in time. Picture Berkeley, picture peasant skirts, bare feet, picture freedom and anarchy. Picture a friend showing up at your door and ...By Chris Lavin
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| Wednesday, January 15, 2014 Digging Deep with Cynthia BrianTechnology in the Garden "All through the long winter I dream of my garden." - Helen Hayes
By now most of us have made resolutions for the New Year. We pledged to become more organized, lose weight, be kinder, ...By Cynthia Brian
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| Wednesday, January 15, 2014 The Real Estate Year in Review Sales volume and the average sale price of ...By Conrad Bassett
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| Wednesday, January 15, 2014 Home Energy Audit Identifies Energy Inefficiencies As Charles Warner famously quipped, "Everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it." Mr. Warner, meet the Penneys.
Damian and Laurel Penney bought a ...By Cathy Dausman
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| Wednesday, January 01, 2014 Cynthia Brian's Gardening Guide for January "A gardener is one for whom the prospect of the future is not threatening, but happy." - Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Welcome to a new year filled with abundant cheer and probably too many deer! ...By Cynthia Brian
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| Wednesday, January 01, 2014 Organization for the Naturally Disorganized The beginning of the year is a great opportunity to look at things with a fresh perspective and decide to improve one's life. One area is the organization of the home. For some, this is a simple process that can take a couple hours by defining a private space, adding ...By Sophie Braccini
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