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FeedA Labor of Love
A 6,000-square-foot work of art started life as a circa 1959 ranch house.
By Tracey Taylor | Photography by Daniel Hennessy
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The tale begins in the early 1990s when the couple, who work in finance and have two teenage sons, decided to move from the Oakland hills to Orinda. Orinda was where Cynthia had grown up, on two acres with horses, and they had set their hearts on sun, wide vistas, and an open yard. Finding the right home proved difficult, however: Many cookie-cutter houses were rejected, and half a dozen offers turned out unsuccessful.
They took two years to hit on the perfect spot: a 1959 ranch house on that rare find—a flat hilltop site with wraparound views and an abundance of natural light.
