John Douglas Designs

New Re-Inhabit project: 1864 Lemoyne Street in Echo Park

admin — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 04:21:18 +0000

We have just started construction on Lemoyne. I believe it was formerly a crack house. We are pretty excited about this project- it has tons of potential. Here are some pics of the house as it is now and some foundation work is going on.

Started a large 1920′s spanish remodel by the Rose Bowl in Pasadena CA.

admin — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:03:46 +0000

This is a really nice project off Armada ave. The house has great bones and all the original fantastic iron wall scones and ceiling mounts are still there. Its missing the dining room chandelier but we have the sconces so we will make a reproduction. The overall scope of the project is to remodel the kitchen, four bathrooms, remove an added on porch area, and redo the landscaping. Our team consists of myself, David Goldberg (fellow designer), Daniel Echeto: structural engineer and James Daniel: general contractor. Here are the drawings for your viewing pleasure. You can click on the drawings to make them bigger.

Old House journal features a couple of bathrooms we did

admin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:07:55 +0000

This article came out a while back but I finally have time to blog about it. The transformation of these bathrooms was off the charts to say the least. Here is a before picture of one of them.

And here is the article….

Fireplace restoration for Seesaw Studios

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:17:29 +0000

I did this a while back. This case study shows how even severe damage can be fixed.

Old House Journal article on arts and crafts home

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:20:47 +0000

Here is an exert from the article. I believe this publication is quarterly so this would be the first quarter 2012 issue. I collaborated with another designer named David Goldberg on this project. It really is a lovely home.

Batchelder tile fireplace restoration

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:38:14 +0000

This was one of those cases that started off with just a few knicks and dings and then I started finding loose tile. It got a little more involved but everything came out fine. We had to leave the dark stains on the back tiles. The only way to get rid of those would be to replace the tiles and then you would have a whole new set of problems to deal with.

Spanish casa progress

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:33:51 +0000

Here are some progress pictures.. Things are moving along!

Spanish casa in Mount Washington

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:31:09 +0000

I am helping Mario with with beautiful house in Mount Washington and our first objective is to finish the front area that seems to have stalled out. You know it when you see it. Stuff is sitting there for weeks. Construction materials lay strewn about. The home owner tries not to be seen by his/her neighbors. Well, that’s where we were at a couple of weeks ago but progress is being made and we are on our way. Extensive work is needed in back and we are on the quest for an architect. We already have the soils report and other essential work completed. Here are some pics of the landing before getting started.

Period bathroom remodel reusing all old plumbing fixtures

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:00:41 +0000

So we decided to keep the toilet and bathtub and refurbish everything. We then had to find an old sink, faucet, etc to keep the vintage plumbing fixture vibe going. The old tile was pretty hammered so we replaced it with Mission Tile West’s “Revival” line. The existing shower curtain arm was secured to the ceiling with an old piece of wire, a paperclip and some duct tape. The piece of wire is true. The rest is a bit embellished. Needless to say it looked like something off thereifixedit.com. We removed the arm, had it cleaned and re-plated and put a shiny new spacer arm that attached to the ceiling and looks quite nice. I am probably more excited about the silly shower arm than anything else! Its those little things that seem to stand out to me on any given project. Here are a few before and after pics. Oh- James Daniel was the contractor and John Armstrong was the vintage plumbing supplier.

Re-Inhabit project: 1801 Bellevue Ave

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:33:25 +0000

So a couple of cool guys (Rudy and Zerik) asked me to help them with some of the design and materials/fixtures selections for this house in Echo Park. After the remodel was finished I staged the house. It is now for sale for a whopping eight bucks. Actually its more than that but it is a great deal for the amount of house you get and the location. It was really fun decorating and just making it as seriously playful as possible. Its a fine line I tell you. Here are some pics.