A graceful serpentine path of different materials winds through different outdoor rooms in the shade.

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This Los Altos, CA project was a complete redesign, tear down, and rebuild. The home has a Japanese influence and includes a Tatami Room.

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I created a wet-dry, Japanese style rock garden. Orriginally, it started out as a place for me to pump water from my basement sump-pump during the early spring. Eventually, it bacame much more. The project started as a straight-edged classical stepping slope (I like straight lines, to meandering faux-stream bed (more naturalistic, and hence Japanese. I chose the latter after advice received from several friends who suggested I add some curves to my landscaping, much of which is dominated by geometrically straight 4x4 timbers. I started initial work on the project in April of 2009, and with only a shovel and a wheelbarrow, and a lot of large stone acquired for free from a family source, I have transformed much of the backyard. First I dug the pit and used the dirt to level the uneven area directly in back of the house. Once level, I brought in gravel to make it solid, added weed barrier and toped it off with pea stone (very cheap compared to expensive brick. I then set up a gazebo on my new poor man's patio. I continued to use dirt from the hole, which seemed to get deeper every day, to level off the remainder of the property extending to the end of the house. By fall of 09 I had planted many types of plants and have added more each year. In 2010 I built an Asian style fence to surround the garden and in 2011 extended the fence three panels, including a Moon WIndow panel. In 2011 and 2012 I also added two gates - one large near the back of the garden and a smaller one between the house and garage. If interested, a blog is maintained that describes the garden in more detail at: http://japanesezengarden.blogspot.com

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Our son has a fascination for all things Asian, especially Japanese. So, we painted his room a green/gray and decorated with a lot of bamboo and Asian decor.

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We wanted to create a very girly space with touches of sophistication. We accomplished this with our color palate and simple decor. We used soft, subdued shades of pink and white juxtaposed with pops of bright lime green. We are very happy with the end result, creating a space our baby girl can enjoy for many years to come.

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A family room located in the rear of the house, right off my outdoor patio. The ceiling fan is original to the house and yes it will be removed and replaced by a modern light fixture. This space is all done in a few different types of mixed Asian eclectic pieces, but more specifically is concentrated on the Japanese styled pieces. This space included a Japanese oil painting shown that I still have yet to have wood framed. I've added a real cute little Japanese Geisha Girl statuette that adds to the decorative pieces within the cherry wood/mahogany entertainment center shelves. Details, details, details are the keys to my own personal style of decorating. Well on my HGTV "What's your Style" quiz, mine came back that I'm ECLECTIC, which they say means I like to match colors, and the test is right! Take a peak and you'll see.
I HOPE YOU LIKE IT ! BE INSPIRED!

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