The Accidental Owners of an Old Bungalow

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Country Living, British version

Thursday, July 13, 2023

Eat at copper Spoon, Oakland

This place has really yummy food, free comedy every Wednesday night, and is super friendly!

Screen for patio

My son put this beautiful screen together for my patio! It takes a tool kit to put together, and takes about an hour!

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

We have a really old doorknob on our door. We tried to eel place the doorknob 3 times, and they didn’t fit the door. Finally, we just fixed the old doorknob. We got help at Lowe’s hardware. We got the missing screw there.

Kennedy Grove Pack Station

Kennedy Grove Pack Station is an old fashioned resort about an hour from Lake Pinecrest. They have old fashioned cabins, a general store, horse back riding for the day and camping. There is even an old fashioned saloon with a juke box and dance floor.

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Cole Hardware- Rockridge

I love Cole Hardware in Rockridge, CA. They are super family and dog friendly!

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.