Descanso Gardens

With the summer season quickly approaching, it's time to start thinking about outdoor living spaces and gardens.  If you happen to be in the Southern California area, one place to check out for some great ideas and inspiration is the Descanso Gardens.  Of course, it's hard to compete with 150 acres of land; nonetheless there are pockets of small garden settings that would be fitting for a more modest-sized home.

Here are some ideas we liked:

Stuccoed Column Entrance with Exposed Brick and rough-hewn lumber on top for the trellis.  This would look great as an entrance into a garden.

Simple wood garden bench with canopy. 

Railroad ties as a garden bed border.

Another idea for a garden bed border - rough sticks tied together.

Cemented river rock for a patio. 

Iconic red Japanese bridge.  Perfect for Japanese-themed garden settings.

Also, the original mansion that the founder of Descanso Gardens built back in the 1930s showcases fine regency-styled architecture.  Here are a few pictures of the front and side of the mansion.  Just love the elaborate fretwork framing the side entrance and the arbor!

Good Home Construction, CA Lic. #852240 333 El Camino Real, #101, Tustin, CA 92780 714-743-5053 info@goodhomeconstruction.com www.goodhomeconstruction.com

Descanso Gardens

With the summer season quickly approaching, it's time to start thinking about outdoor living spaces and gardens.  If you happen to be in the Southern California area, one place to check out for some great ideas and inspiration is the Descanso Gardens.  Of course, it's hard to compete with 150 acres of land; nonetheless there are pockets of small garden settings that would be fitting for a more modest-sized home.

Here are some ideas we liked:

Stuccoed Column Entrance with Exposed Brick and rough-hewn lumber on top for the trellis.  This would look great as an entrance into a garden.

Simple wood garden bench with canopy. 

Railroad ties as a garden bed border.

Another idea for a garden bed border - rough sticks tied together.

Cemented river rock for a patio. 

Iconic red Japanese bridge.  Perfect for Japanese-themed garden settings.

Also, the original mansion that the founder of Descanso Gardens built back in the 1930s showcases fine regency-styled architecture.  Here are a few pictures of the front and side of the mansion.  Just love the elaborate fretwork framing the side entrance and the arbor!

Good Home Construction, CA Lic. #852240 333 El Camino Real, #101, Tustin, CA 92780 714-743-5053 info@goodhomeconstruction.com www.goodhomeconstruction.com

2010 Anaheim Beautiful Award for Historic Preservation

Congratulations to our clients who recently won the 2010 Anaheim Beautiful Award for Historic Preservation.  When they purchased their classic 1920's California bungalow a few years back, the original siding had been stuccoed over, all the pillars had been removed and replaced with 1970's brick columns, and a 1980's-era wood door with a fan-shaped window served as the front door.

Photo Taken Circa 1970s

Since then, we have helped their preservation goals by reconstructing the exterior with wood pillars, concrete bases and caps, replaced missing cedar shingle siding to match what was original there (hiding under the stucco), constructed wood screens for the doors and windows, and reconstructed the front door window to have a period-appropriate look.

Luckily these efforts have not gone unnoticed.  Neighbors and community members had voted for their house to win this year's prestigious award.


To see more pictures of the exterior work we have done on this house, click HERE to go to the previous post.


Good Home Construction, CA Lic. #852240 333 El Camino Real, #101, Tustin, CA 92780 714-743-5053 info@goodhomeconstruction.com www.goodhomeconstruction.com

2010 Anaheim Beautiful Award for Historic Preservation

Congratulations to our clients who recently won the 2010 Anaheim Beautiful Award for Historic Preservation.  When they purchased their classic 1920's California bungalow a few years back, the original siding had been stuccoed over, all the pillars had been removed and replaced with 1970's brick columns, and a 1980's-era wood door with a fan-shaped window served as the front door.

Photo Taken Circa 1970s

Since then, we have helped their preservation goals by reconstructing the exterior with wood pillars, concrete bases and caps, replaced missing cedar shingle siding to match what was original there (hiding under the stucco), constructed wood screens for the doors and windows, and reconstructed the front door window to have a period-appropriate look.

Luckily these efforts have not gone unnoticed.  Neighbors and community members had voted for their house to win this year's prestigious award.


To see more pictures of the exterior work we have done on this house, click HERE to go to the previous post.


Good Home Construction, CA Lic. #852240 333 El Camino Real, #101, Tustin, CA 92780 714-743-5053 info@goodhomeconstruction.com www.goodhomeconstruction.com