About this build.
This whole-home remodel in Oakland, in Alameda County, California, refreshed a 2,200-square-foot hillside home inside and out, completed by Burton Builders in 2026. Rather than taking the house down to the studs, the work was a top-to-bottom cosmetic remodel — new finishes, fixtures, lighting, paint, and millwork throughout, plus exterior and site work — done in a way that keeps the home’s original Craftsman character intact. Coffered and box-beam ceilings, deep white trim, and oak floors with a dark inlaid border run through the main rooms, and a skylit stair landing with board-and-batten wainscoting pulls daylight into the middle of the plan.
The kitchen is the centerpiece: olive-green shaker cabinetry with warm brass pulls, green marble counters carried up as a full slab behind the range, open corner shelving, an unlacquered brass faucet, and stainless appliances, all under a coffered ceiling. Living and dining rooms stay bright and neutral with a brass globe chandelier and windows on three sides, while a den off the back door takes a darker turn with a deep charcoal accent wall. Bedrooms open to the outdoors through French doors, and the bathrooms were updated with new mirrors, matte-black fixtures, and fresh tile work.
Outside, the remodel extended well past the walls. Fresh stucco and trim, a standing-seam awning over the deck doors, and new exterior lighting sharpen the street presence, while a large concrete terrace edged in slate tile and a diamond-cut wood railing turns the sloping lot into real outdoor living space. A flagstone side yard with raised wood planter beds, new redwood stairs, and a dry-stacked stone retaining wall make the hillside usable all the way up.
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