Bay Area - Blog Posts
San Francisco Landscape Inspiration for a huge transitional backyard water fountain landscape.
Pantry - Transitional Kitchen
Kitchen pantry in a large transitional l-shape with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, marble countertops, black appliances, and multicolored countertops.
Dining Room Kitchen Dining
Large elegant vinyl floor and gray floor kitchen/dining room combo photo with gray walls
Dining Room - Transitional Dining Room Great room idea: spacious transitional light wood floor, beige floor, and white walls.
Loft-Style Living Room San Francisco Living room - mid-sized modern loft-style bamboo floor and beige floor living room idea with white walls
San Francisco Formal Living room - mid-sized contemporary formal and enclosed ceramic tile and brown floor living room idea with white walls and a wall-mounted tv
an incomplete list of northern-californian andrew minyard shenanigans
he gets pissed if anyone asks him if he can surf
the beaches are cold and rocky and gross, no one wants to learn surfing up here
he's totally used to weird weather (a 90° day can have a 50° night) but he absolutely cannot stand extreme temperatures
anything above 100° is reason to riot, and anything below a 40-50° is a good excuse to stay under blankets the whole day
hot days are more common in the bay area than hail, and there's never any snow, so moving to south carolina was a slap in the face
"nicky, do i need more warm clothes or more summer clothes?"
"both, andrew. both."
"why do you not have normal weather systems? just pick one"
andrew literally always carries a jacket with him out of habit
in the south, weather can fluctuate every few days, whereas in california, the weather literally changes every hour and there's almost always a breeze in the bay area
it takes him a long time to realize that hot days in the south just... stay hot. no need for a jacket.
(he still usually has one on hand though. never hurts to be prepared)
san francisco is so. goddamn. boring.
he might not have been there very often as a foster kid, but living like 20 minutes away from it in oakland makes the city really lose its novelty
(also the sfo and oakland rivalry can get very passionate at times. he was just always destined to dislike san francisco)
unironically uses the word "hella." he didn't realize it was a californian thing until it accidentally slipped out in front of the foxes and he got some very confused (and gleeful) stares
andrew calls the two main parts of california "norcal" and "socal" (for northern california and southern california). he cannot for the life of him understand why everyone else is so confused
he has a sort of inherent dislike for socal. he may have literally never been there but... the vibes. he just can't stand them
(andrew refers to socal as "fake california" in his head, as many norcal people do)
honestly, he's a pretty environmental person (aside from the smoking). you really can't live in the bay area without being overly conscious about recycling and sustainability
(he'll constantly bully kevin into separating trash, recyclables, and compostables. kevin never had to do that in the nest but andrew? he's very particular about this.
"kevin. how can you say you're healthy when you're making the planet unhealthy?"
"it's really not that big of a deal—" "it is. shut up and recycle.")
andrew absolutely detests the "sunny, warm, beach" stereotype of california, seeing how inaccurate it is for most of the state
neil likes to joke that jeremy and andrew represent the two extremes of california — sunny and bright vs cold and cloudy
andrew does not find this funny
(okay, maybe a little)
the biggest shock he ever faced was that safeway (a grocery store) wasn't a nationwide chain
apparently it's just a california thing (update: maybe a pacific coast thing?? idek)
"aaron, if tilda's not going to buy groceries, we will just go to safeway ourselves"
"andrew. there are no safeways here."
"... what"
"i was shocked too"
(it ends up being the first thing the twins bond over when they officially meet)
San Francisco Kitchen Kitchen with a drop-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, an island, and black countertops in a medium-sized minimalist single-wall concrete floor and gray floor image.
San Francisco Contemporary Garage Example of a mid-sized trendy attached two-car garage design
Patio Awnings in San Francisco Large stone patio idea for a Mediterranean backyard with an awning
Falls of Bruar by Kyle Bonallo (ig: @kylebonallo)
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San Francisco Landscape
Inspiration for a mid-sized full sun backyard gravel formal garden with a fire pit.