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On a recent walk-thru, a client pointed out all the areas of her house she felt needed to be addressed and why. When she paused, I asked her to show me her favorite place in the house and tell me why she loved it. She...

Located on Foothill Boulevard just across from Sprouts is the family owned bookstore, Flintridge Bookstore. Lenora and Peter have been passionate and committed members of this community, providing those of all ages a simple yet vital joy: books. As parents of 5 children, they wanted...

Who said a bedroom suite had to stay a bedroom suite? This room certainly didn’t. When homeowner needs and lifestyle changes require a new approach, spaces need to adapt. What we need from our homes now isn’t what we needed in the days of formal...

It was a dressing room before it became a home office; it was a pass-through before it became a quiet place to work. It’s companion space is an upstair’s family room that was once a bedroom. The adjacent bathroom was yellow, very yellow. If you...

Brief Introduction by CTD: JAM Bakery is elevating our gift-giving game. We have been adding their customized, CTD-logo cookies to our client, vendor and partner gift boxes with huge success. Their cookies are so delicious and creative most people won’t share them when asked (ahem,...

Remember that “roped off” room just off the entry with the “don’t touch” fabrics, antique coffee table and wallpaper that made you dizzy if you looked at it for too long? It was the formal living room and it’s transformed in look many times over...

Here at CTD, we’re introducing four different blog series that we hope will share insights into the world of design, introduce our favorite resources and local businesses and help prepare you for the journey of transforming your home and designing its potential   … all...

Back in 2015, Julie and I traveled to Las Vegas for the combined KBIS/IBS trade show (Kitchen and Bath and International Builder Show) and the Las Vegas Market (furnishings). It was our first trade show event and after two and a half days of non-stop...

Basements are not terribly common in California homes. Subterranean in this state makes us a little squeamish (earthquakes and all) and, of course, why build ‘rec’ rooms and extra space downstairs away from the natural light when we have twelve month access to the outdoors? ...

You just got off the phone with your Mom. She’s coming to see you at Thanksgiving…and staying until New Years. You put aside the scary thoughts about the duration of her visit and think about all the house projects you’ve been meaning to tackle. Can...