eichler: Kitchen Design basics by Mike - 08/24/08 12:27 AM
So you've been looking at homes for sale.
The kitchen just is not up to snuff with a home you are looking at.
You're lucky, before becoming a Real Estate Agent I was a home stager and before that I was a Kitchen Designer at the Home Depot.
I have plenty … (0 comments)
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eichler: just sold - Lucas Valley Eichler Property - 07/29/08 11:05 PM
I proudly represented the buyers for this mid-century modern Eichler home located in the Upper Lucas Valley Neighborhood of San Rafael, California. Located at 20 Mt Tenaya Ct, this classic midcentury property located in the award winning Dixie School district features:
5 Bedrooms / 2 Bathrooms
Post-and-beam construction featuring walls … (0 comments)
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eichler: NorthGate Mall in San Rafael gets an update! Could it effect home prices? - 07/28/08 07:23 PM
It's about time to see some changes at the Northgate mall. Not since 1986 has the mall seen an upgrade. At that time they had decided to cover the then open mall. Today, the current owners will again show off the mall as an open space with broad walkways and lots of filtered … (0 comments)
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eichler: All original, walls of glass, on one acre, atrium, La Canada - 04/16/08 01:10 AM
Greetings to all you midmod fans out there. I bring you a spectacular home that sits on an acre of prime La Canada soil. This Eichler inspired modern home has 3 beds/3baths.
Original wall coverings and sunken soaking tubs give this home its Asian inspiration. So many early mid-century architects took … (1 comments)
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eichler: Modern Homes & Modern Home Market - 03/18/08 08:03 AM
Austin, Texas is currently having a modern home and modern design trend boom. And, I thought I would post this blog to see if other members in others US cities are seeing the same trend.
What is "modern"? Yeah, that's tricky. Some will say it only MCM or Mid Century Modern, those … (0 comments)
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eichler: Frank Lloyd Wright Building in San Rafael CA Nominated as a World Heritage Site - 02/09/08 12:55 PM
With homes and buildings designed by prominent architects and builders such as Frank Lloyd Wright, William Wurster, Charles Warren Callister, Raphael Soriano, Claude Oakland, and Joseph Eichler, Marin County reads like a Who’s Who of mid-century modern architecture. One such building, the Marin Civic Center which was Frank Lloyd Wright’s last … (0 comments)
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eichler: Top Eichler Homes Realtor designated for San Francisco + Marin County California - 01/16/08 10:51 AM
Renee Adelmann, a Bay Area REALTOR who specializes in San Francisco and Marin County architectural properties, has been designated as a preferred San Francisco agent by the Eichler Network. This is the second time Renee has received such distinction. Previously Renee was the first new realtor in 14 years to be … (0 comments)
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eichler: Charles and Ray Eames coming to the US Postal Service - 01/14/08 11:10 PM
Fans of modernism have something to celebrate this year, compliments of the US Postal Service!
I just found out that the United States Postal Service will be creating special edition postage stamps this summer honoring mid-century modern design legends Ray & Charles Eames.
For mid-century modern architecture and modernism design aficionados, it … (5 comments)
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eichler: Before Eichler there was Yelland - 12/21/07 02:23 PM
The above clipping came from the Oakland Tribune on November 20th 1941. It shows a modernism home to be built in the area designed by architect William Raymond Yelland.
This is a pre-war design almost a full decade before the Eichler homes began to appear in the 1950s.
William Raymond Yelland, the Oakland … (1 comments)
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eichler: Eichlers of Sequoyah Highlands - 12/15/07 04:53 PM
First of all, I do know how to spell Sequoia. It's the only word that uses all of the vowels AEIOU. The region around Oakland California was named after a local indian chief Sequoyah.
I joined the Mid-Century Modern group here at Activerain. I said I would take some photos of the Eichlers … (3 comments)
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eichler: Before Eichler: Early 40s Modernism by Yelland and Carter Sparks - 12/07/07 12:33 PM
The above illustration appeared in the November 20th, 1941 edition of the Oakland Tribune. Because of the date two weeks before Pearl Harbor and the outbreak of World War II. It is doubtful whether this exact building was ever built.
However, the homes in Alameda's Southshore neighborhood appear to share architectural DNA … (0 comments)
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eichler: Real Estate Agent joins the Mile High Club! - 10/08/07 01:22 PM
Without embarrassment, I want to confess that I've just joined the Mile High Club! While this news is not something that most people would want to evangelize, I wanted to share the nature of my adventure with fellow real estate agents.My entry into the Mile High Club occurred on October 1, … (5 comments)
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eichler: Sleepy Hollow to Host 4th Annual Kitchen & Garden Tour - 09/22/07 06:21 PM
Mark your calendar for September 30 and get set for a Sunday full of fun and food. This is when the San Anselmo community of Sleepy Hollow will be hosting its fourth annual Kitchen and Garden Tour. The tour will feature 5 homes with an interesting range of architecture that includes … (0 comments)
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eichler: About Eichler Homes in Marin -- Terra Linda, Lucas Valley, Marinwood, Strawberry / Mill Valley, Sleepy Holoow / San Anselmo - 09/10/07 01:48 PM
Between 1950 and and 1975, Joseph Eichler and his company (Eichler Homes) built over 10,000 homes throughout California-including Marin County (Terra Linda and Lucas Valley),The East Bay, Palo Alto, Sunnyvale, San Jose, San Francisco, Sacramento, Thousand Oaks, and Granada Hills. Eichler, who was a California-based, post-war builder, sold many of his homes for about $12,000. His desire … (0 comments)
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eichler: Open Hearts - Open Homes: Eichler Homes and Exotic Cars - 08/30/07 11:02 AM
Join Kyle September 15th & 16th at the two-day Eichler home tour and exotic car display to benefit Hospice By The Bay. Homes in Terra Linda and Lucas Valley will be on display, along with exotic cars. Tickets - $50 for one day/$80 for both days. Tour headquarters - Terra Linda … (0 comments)
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eichler: 2nd Annual Open Hearts Open Homes -- Eichler Houses Tour! - 08/06/07 05:09 PM
This looks like a great event to go! I am definitely organizing a group to see this. Let me know if you are interested ;) Just email me at hello@staged4more.com These Eichler's homes remain popular these days. His vision of suburbia pairs with Modern style with mass-scale scope. When it first began, … (2 comments)
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eichler: Tiburon, Marin County, California (A Brief History) - 06/02/07 02:43 PM
The thin opening of the Golden Gate at San Francisco Bay was missed by untold numbers of ship captains for hundreds of years. Historical renditions vary, but it appears that after some Spanish soldiers discovered the San Francisco Bay via an overland route from Monterey, a tiny ship was dispatched to … (0 comments)
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eichler: Where is Castro Valley CA? - 05/10/07 10:41 PM
Castro Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Alameda County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, it is the fifth most populous unincorporated area in California, and the twenty-third in the United States.
Castro Valley has some of the finest Eichler houses left in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Castro Valley … (2 comments)
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eichler: Terra Linda, San Rafael Home For Sale - 04/26/07 11:35 PM
Fabulous expanded Eichler home in Terra Linda. A classically contemporary design and modern touches, highlight this very private corner lot home. Property features include:
4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Enclosed and landscaped, private corner lot, Efficient upgraded dual-paned windows, Sparkling pool with covered cabana area and sun-drenched patio, Galley kitchen with some newer appliances, Master bedroom open to pool and cabana, Newer … (0 comments)
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eichler: Marin County, CA. Neighborhoods -- Terra Linda and Marinwood, San Rafael - 04/22/07 09:15 PM
Marin County Neighborhoods -- Terra Linda and Marinwood, San Rafael
At the northern portion of San Rafael, sit two neighborhoods worth a long look for both young families and those thinking of downsizing--Terra Linda and Marinwood. These neighborhoods are established communities with history. There are still original owners who tell stories about … (2 comments)
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