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Life in the Snow Lane
By Josie Brown for Cottage Life
A winter sabbatical at their Oregon mountain cottage forced the fast-paced Bakers to make a few adjustments—for the better.

Substance with Tiburon Style
By Josie Brown for the Marin Signal
When the opportunity to purchase a pre-World War I cottage on one of Tiburon's most prestigious hills presented itself, contractor Steve Stroub was adamant in his question for form—but not at the expense of function...

Plane and Simple: Color and Light Warm Up This Modern Mill Valley Home
By Josie Brown for the Marin Signal
"What people think of as being modern is usually cod and hard edged. I don't find that to be necessarily true," explains Mill Valley architect James Bourret. By adding warm colors and a means for natural light to enter the home, Bourret has created a modern showcase that defies the usual stereotypes of that style...