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Our Pebble Beach Remodel was featured in the 'Haven' Summer 2010 issue published by the Monterey Herald. generic cymbalta canada

Harden Ranch Plaza is a premier retail center in Salinas, California, which is anchored by Safeway, Target, and Walmart. amoxicillin price overnight The center management is developing an innovative "restaurant village." The idea is to attract a number of national and regional chain restaurants into one building with a wide patio ...

Through the ages, dwellings have depended upon fireplaces and stoves for heating and cooking. The custom construction of a functional wood-burning fireplace requires the special skills of an experienced mason. Incorrect online cialis dimensions can assignment help uk prevent the fireplace from drawing properly through the chimney. With new prefabricated ...

The distinctive “White House”, a few blocks from Hartnell College on West Alisal Street, is a landmark in Salinas. The white paint and porch columns identify its neo-classic style. When we had our construction sign out front, we received a number of telephone calls asking what we were doing to ...

Last night, the five members of the City of Monterey Planning Commission unanimously voted to grant a "use permit" to Calvary Christian High School to operate a private high school at a former auto dealership. TJC designed the dealership at 601 E. Franklin Street in 2004; he has assisted Tim ...

"No matter where I serve my guests, they seem to like my kitchen best.” This embroidered observation was framed and hung on a wall in our house. In contemporary homes, the modern kitchen is often the center of family activities and entertaining. TJC placed this kitchen literally at the center ...

Bathrooms of yesteryear were simply utilitarian. On a tour of Colonial Williamsburg, they called it “the necessary." Today, we expect bathrooms to have multiple functions. In this remodeled townhouse in Pebble Beach, the original 1970's master bathroom was awkwardly divided into a series of small compartments, closets, and vanities. TJC's ...

[caption id="attachment_682" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="This bungalow designed by TJC is decorated with patriotic bunting"][/caption] Flag etiquette says that the U.S. flag should not be draped as decoration; we are to let it hang free. So along with flags, we display red, white & blue bunting decorations of all kinds on Independence ...

Architecture: Form, Space & Order by Francis D. K. Ching (published by Van Nostrand Reinhold, NY) is a favored book. His beautiful pencil illustrations of historic and modern architecture make the book a worthwhile selection.  And his analysis of design principles is just inspiring. For example, Ching has pages about ...

[caption id="attachment_650" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Outdoor Living"][/caption] Outdoor patios are a unique feature in the benign California climate. Even with our cool summer evenings on the Central Coast, a patio can be used all year long. A patio becomes a functional and pleasant expansion of living space. A patio can: provide pleasant views ...