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carpentergrrl

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joined on 05/07/04
last updated 09/01/08
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I have a passion for fashion! Fashion is an extension of your personality, don't follow trends so blindly. I'm also on a personal quest to save the tigers from disappearing.
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This Is Me

A ballerina turned construction princess with a penchant for fashion.

Many people have asked me "How did YOU get into construction?" I guess the pink lipstick and high heels don't scream construction worker. I actually started in visual merchandising for department stores. I spent years designing interior displays and store windows. I met a guy who was our carpenter on crew. He could build ANYTHING! I asked him how did he learned to make such great things and he replied he used to work as a carpenter's apprentice. I asked is that something girls can do (I had never seen a woman in construction). He laughed and said yes! He told me how to go about getting involved; and once I got into the trades I was hooked so I stayed!

I never imagined I would be running my own construction company someday. I only wanted to learn how to build houses so I could design and build my own house one day. But my fierce ambition led me a different way. So here I am one of the few women, and I mean very few women owned and operated construction companies.

I'm a General Contractor (licensed and insured of course!) specializing in residential construction; but lately I've had some awesome commercial projects come my way a Medi-Spa, a home furnishing store, and a yoga/pilates studio.

I can also be seen on the tv show "House Detectives" on HGTV during the new Fall season. I've also been fortunate enough to have received some good local and national coverage in newspapers.

If someone would've asked me out of high school what I was going to be when I grew up I would've replied, "fashion designer". I LOVE fashion and design but if you had parents like me, they didn't consider fashion "professional" enough; which explains why I have a degree in political science, but I digress...Construction allows me to pull from my creative background in ways I could've never imagined.

Now I can build ANYTHING!

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The After (before not shown)

This was an old, dirty garage!
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So I Said....

Hi Everyone,

I finally joined the world of blogging! Please visit my site called "The Goode Life": Going Eco without going Loco! It's all about living the green life. LOHAS rule! Ciao.
thegoodelife.typepad.com/the_goode_life/
Tue, June 13, 2006 - 8:59 PM permalink - 2 comments
 
The yoga studio is almost finished. The bamboo floors went in last week. I'm just waiting for the fixtures. Thank you Kat (a most patient client) for dealing with all the delays caused by the Mecury Retrograde! I will post a completed photo later....
Thu, June 16, 2005 - 8:27 PM permalink - 2 comments
 
I just heard Sept. 4-10 is National Waffle Week. Please help spread the word!
Tue, May 31, 2005 - 5:27 PM permalink - 0 comments
 
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I only Want The Best

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He Said What!

November 21, 2004
Let me tell ya...
This young woman knows how to handle her studs and keep them strapped down!!!

But seriously, folks --
"RKDya" is a real sweetie!!! And what a stunning sight to behold... I can't wait to return to San Fran for another glimpse ;-)

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