When I bought this house in 1992 it was a pretty ordinary stucco bungalow. Over the next 15 years I spent quite a bit of time designing and building the gardens and decks and remodeling the interior.
In May 2004 my garden on Baldwin St. was featured on the Santa Cruz Baroque Festival Garden Tour!
An survey of the results of some of the improvements to my old house. Most of these shots were taken just before I sold it in Fall 2004.
It took 10 yrs to get around to and another 2 to finish, but I finally got my front yard rebuilt just the way I wanted it.
Demolishing and rebuilding the back yard was the first big project I took on when I bought the house in 1992.
Upgrading my fireplace with stone veneer and a sandstone mantle. Originally part of the kitchen/dining remodeling project but not finished until 2004.
I reused a lot of the broken concrete pieces left over from demolishing the original back patio. Eventually I developed a bit of a mania for this technique .
in 2000 I did a complete remodel of my kitchen and dining room with custom maple cabinets, granite counters, stone veneer and stainless steel.
