Upon first glance you might think this before and after stepped straight out of early 2000’s HGTV. You’d be wrong. This recent flip tragically occurred in 2023 after an investor bought a gorgeous 1920’s home in Los Angeles and turned it into a cheap gray-wash mess. The original home had hardwood flooring, solid wood craftsman …
Many people think that because my blog is called “Bay on a Budget,” that my philosophy is “the cheaper the better.” This couldn’t be further from the truth. This is where we come to luxury vinyl flooring and why I hate it so much. The Uncanny Valley of Hardwood Flooring Luxury Vinyl flooring looks like …
Kathy and Brian always kept their master bedroom door closed when they had guests over in order to hide it from view. They wanted their bedroom to be a retreat from their very busy lives, but over the years it just became an overflow room where they would store miscellaneous items. It eventually turned into …
Kathy had always dreamed of being able to get ready in the morning side by side with her husband, Brian. But their tiny master bathroom only had one sink and barely so. Having lived in the same house for decades in the small town of San Lorenzo, CA and about to enter their golden years, …
I work with many clients who have wildly varying budgets. Some clients seem to have an endless well of funds while others need to adhere to a tighter budget. But I’ve always believed that creating a beautiful space can be accessible for almost any financial situation. A Tale of Two Dressers My clients, Brian and …
Say Hello To Tina and Ricky My friend Tina never really had the opportunity to learn how to organize or manage a kitchen. With few opportunities to learn cooking skills, she relied on eating out and purchasing processed foods. Her husband, Ricky, however had grown up with a more organized disposition. Consequently with most married …
I love cooking with herbs. I use them in chicken, lamb chops, fish and steaks. Rosemary and Thyme are staples when I’m baking potato wedges, and a little bit of crisped sage with roasted carrots is a winning combo. However, if you’ve ever purchased herbs from the grocery store, you know full well how expensive …
Last year, my sister, Beka, and her husband, Drew, had a refrigerator that started leaking in their Los Angeles home. Over the course of several months, it seeped into the floor and caused extensive water damage to the flooring, the subfloor and even the lower cabinets. Unfortunately, the existing laminate flooring could not handle the …
I love free stuff especially stuff that is normally expensive. 2 years ago, a friend of mine gave me a cutting from her Monstera Deliciosa. Mature Monstera’s typically sell for around $200 – $300. And while I think they are totally worth the price, not everyone can afford to drop a couple hundred bucks on …
