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Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Exploring a Custom Wine Cellar
About seven years ago when Vickie and Jeff Martin were remodeling their Moraga home, they thought the odd space that lead to their basement and a furnace could be converted into a wine cellar. By rearranging the area, and cannibalizing some subterranean space under a ...By Cathy Tyson


Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Coldwell Banker and Caldecott Properties Reflect on the Year in Real Estate
There's no doubt inflated home mortgages and ...By Lou Fancher


Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Decorating for the Holidays-Just Do It
For Nikolene Isely, decorating for the holidays is a joy not a chore. "Making your home festive for the holidays is a creative process," says Isely, the owner of Staging by Design in Moraga. "It's important to be spontaneous and to try something new. That's what makes ...By Andrea A. Firth


Wednesday, December 08, 2010
December 2010 - Digging DeepDigging Deep with Cynthia Brian-Gifts of the Garden
Other than a trip to Disneyland, traveling to my mother's gardens during the holiday season is an experience to remember. Her acres of flora are spectacular any time of the year, but from early December until January 6th the grounds are turned into a dazzling winter ...


Wednesday, December 08, 2010
The Buzz about Bees
The fact that her grandfather was a beekeeper, a long time ago in her native Ukraine, may have something to do with Roxy Wolosenko's attraction to the Apis mellifera (the Western Honeybee); but it was not until she became a Master Gardener, and got more into plant ...By Sophie Braccini


Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Decorative RecyclingA Second Life for Pumpkins and Gourds
"Not everything has to be new or custom," says Nikolene Isely of Moraga, who has managed her own real estate staging business for the past twelve years. "My job is to enhance the look of a home by working with the existing furniture and art and adding a few new pieces ...By Andrea A. Firth


Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Tearing Down the Old Country Club House
Like a T-Rex tearing at the flesh of its prey, the giant jaw of the excavator grabbed and tore out chunks of the Moraga Country Club House, slowly but surely devouring the whole building. On November 4, demolition of the structure started at 9:00 a.m. sharp and ...By Sophie Braccini


Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Does Tilt Come with the Territory?
It took 60 years for Pam and Mike DeLange's Orinda home to tilt, but less than four weeks to set it right. The process, underpinning, repairs foundations and stabilizes houses, buildings and other structures. Using steel piers and a ...By Lou Fancher


Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Life-size Poetry Animal sculptures in the garden
Larch Avenue in Moraga is bordered by a collection of quiet suburban homes with mostly standard architecture and appearance; until you reach number 1307. The nicely remodeled home offers a large front yard in which a metallic horse stands, calm and majestic, in the ...By Sophie Braccini


Wednesday, October 27, 2010
PRESCRIPTION FOR LIVING: GARDEN GYMS
"Look up, laugh loud, talk big, keep the color in your cheek and the fire in your eye, adorn your person, maintain your health, your beauty and your animal spirits.'"
William Hazlitt, ...
By Cynthia Brian


Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Got Gas?
If you could make your home and family less at risk from accidents involving gas leaks, would you do it?
Sure, you say, but that's impossible! I don't have the patience for a class ...
By Lou Fancher


Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Back Yard Bocce
Italians, Romans, and even the Pope have played Bocce; and now, the sport with a touch of Italy is arriving in many Lamorinda back yards. Constructing a home bocce court is not just a matter of pulling a few weeds, spreading a layer of sand, and inviting the ...By Lou Fancher


Wednesday, September 29, 2010
MCC Kitchens Shine for a Cause
To Carol Tanner, the Moraga Country Club Kitchen Tour is a public way to celebrate the happy ending of a total house remodeling project. To her husband Gerry, it's a chance to share the science behind a contemporary kitchen. To Dave Bruzzone, the tour is a deadline ...By Lou Fancher


Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Gardening with Cynthia Brian: FALL-ING
We arrived home from Lake Tahoe and couldn't get into our driveway. Half of our magnificent cottonwood tree blocked the road. About sixty feet of branches sprawled across the front yard. A herd of deer, including two bucks, nibbled on the leaves, while ten wild ...


Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Tips for Selling Your Home in the Fall
Summer is coming to an end which means the ...By Val Cook-Watkins



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