JM Johnston Construction | Ojai – Santa Barbara Contractor

Beach House – Little Rincon, California

in Exteriors

It’s amazing what a fresh coat of paint and a little attention can do to change your perspective.

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Beach House #2 Sea Cliff Colony – Ventura, California

in Design Build,Exteriors

They say a boat is a hole in the water you throw money into. The bigger the boat, the bigger the hole. The same could be said for beach houses. Nothing seems to be able to with stand the sun and the salt air.

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Humane Society Visitor’s Center – Ojai Valley, California

March 17, 2011

A funny thing happened on the way to the forum. I was called into bid on a foundation for a double wide and ended up designing a 2500 square foot visitor’s center. Strange, but true.

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Casa Hombre Nuevo – Montecito, California

March 17, 2011

Classic and comfortable, this Spanish compound oozes the allure of planet Montecito.

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Sea Cliff Colony Beach House – Ventura, California

March 17, 2011

One of the challenges in design is to get the space to reflect the environment

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The Buchman House – Ojai Valley, CA

March 17, 2011

Everyone dreams of a client with limitless imagination and the courage of their convictions. I am blessed with two such clients who, as it happens, are married to one another. They are the meeting of the irresistible force and the immovable object. And when we do a project it is a very creative friction that [...]

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The myth of working for yourself

March 17, 2011

A common misconception is that the self employed can take time off when ever they want. This is , in theory, true. However, the gainfully self employed designer/builder is a workaholic. Construction is a “chicken one day, feathers the next” business, where the craftsman is forever working himself out of a job. The catch twenty-two [...]

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