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"I did most of the finish and grunt work
myself," she admits. "A carpenter friend effec-
tuated my vision and another friend created the
concrete floors and surfaces. What I loved most
was finding recycled building materials from
which I could create something else."
Her compact kitchen showcases a number
of her clever finds. She mortared river stones
on the surface of a recycled trough sink she
found at Berkeley's Urban Ore and took a set of
1950s-era metal cabinets and a used restau-
rant prep table, also found at Urban Ore, to a
Richmond metal fabricator where she had them
sandblasted and powder-coated in a bronze
finish.
She picked up a brand new 6-burner Gag-
genau range and a Viking oven at a "seconds
store in Santa Rosa", she says, and, instead
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Above: Suzan sits, in her foyer, on the reclaimed
oak pew she found at Berkeley's Urban Ore that
had so many layers of paint, it took her three
months of "sanding meditation" to transform it.
In front of her, is the Phillip Glashoff's eight-foot
high "angel" sculpture, made of repurposed
metal objects including fenders and an air
tank, that she bought at the Mill Valley Fall Arts
Festival. "She greets everyone stepping into
my home with welcoming joy and love, and for
me, she is a reminder when I step out into the
world each day to show up as my highest and
best self." Close up of Phillip Glashoff "angel"
sculpture also above and on right.
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