The Accidental Owners of an Old Bungalow: September 2018

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Favorite bakery in Oakland- Sweet Bar Bakery

My son and I are at Sweet Bar Bakery in Oakland, CA. It is my son’s favorite place for chocolate in the entire San Francisco Bay Area! I like the gluten free chocolate dried cherry raisin cookies!

Sweetbar Bakery
2355 Broadway
Oakland, CA
94612

(510) 788-4997

Monday, September 24, 2018

Cole Hardware in the Rockridge district of Oakland, CA

My favorite hardware store in the San Francisco Bay Area is Cole Hardware in the Rockridge area of Oakland, CA. I especially love the choices for lightbulbs and other old bungalow hardware needs. It is super dog friendly and they give dog treats to my dog! I recently purchased a pair of hummingbird feeders and they worked great!

Cole Hardware
Daily 8:00AM to 8:00PM
(510) 463-2653
Colehardware.com
5533 College Avenue
Oakland, CA
94618
(A few steps from Rockridge Bart!)

About Our Blog

In 2003, we abandoned apartment living. Rejecting the wild prices of plain looking ranch-style and Eichler houses on the San Francisco Peninsula, we instead searched for a house with character. We found it in the form of a bungalow in the Rockridge neighborhood of Oakland.

The big question: did we get more character than we bargained for?

We aren't contractors, designers, architects, or builders. We never thought of ourselves as do-it-yourself-ers. But, our old bungalow had other plans for us. And now we have an amazing 3-year-old, making things even more interesting.

Our blog explores what it is like to be a bungalow owner, and how to do-it-yourself if you're not really a do-it-yourself-er. We explore old bungalow living, report on bungalow events, and discuss craftsman-style bungalows -- without an *arts-and-crafts-style or die* attitude.

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Favorite bakery in Oakland- Sweet Bar Bakery

Monday, September 24, 2018

Cole Hardware in the Rockridge district of Oakland, CA

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