http://mnbuild.com/blog A passion for building Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:28:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://mnbuild.com/blog/interviews/an-interview-with-john-wheatman/#comment-756 Jill Moran Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:28:16 +0000 http://70.32.66.222/blog/?p=6#comment-756 Hi Jenny, We found the fixture - it's the Nova pan light, and it's available at Berkeley Lighting (http://www.berkeleylighting.net). They don't have it in stock, but they can order it. Good luck! Hi Jenny,
We found the fixture – it’s the Nova pan light, and it’s available at Berkeley Lighting (http://www.berkeleylighting.net). They don’t have it in stock, but they can order it. Good luck!

]]> http://mnbuild.com/blog/interviews/interview-with-gioi-tran/#comment-755 mn Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:17:48 +0000 http://mnbuild.com/blog/?p=85#comment-755 Hi Ann, Thanks for the comment! Gioi is great, and their approach is really fun. They really enliven the spaces they work on! Hi Ann,
Thanks for the comment! Gioi is great, and their approach is really fun. They really enliven the spaces they work on!

]]> http://mnbuild.com/blog/interviews/an-interview-with-john-wheatman/#comment-754 mn Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:16:19 +0000 http://70.32.66.222/blog/?p=6#comment-754 Hi Bonnie, Thanks for your comment! Why not call him up? He's so gregarious, and he's in the phone book... Good luck with your transition! Hi Bonnie,
Thanks for your comment! Why not call him up? He’s so gregarious, and he’s in the phone book…
Good luck with your transition!

]]> http://mnbuild.com/blog/interviews/an-interview-with-john-wheatman/#comment-753 mn Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:14:43 +0000 http://70.32.66.222/blog/?p=6#comment-753 Hello Jenny, That is a great fixture, and I'm looking for the manufacturer for you. I'll get back to you! Hello Jenny,
That is a great fixture, and I’m looking for the manufacturer for you. I’ll get back to you!

]]> http://mnbuild.com/blog/interviews/an-interview-with-john-wheatman/#comment-752 mn Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:59:18 +0000 http://70.32.66.222/blog/?p=6#comment-752 Hello Lori, I've asked Mr. Wheatman the same question - with an elusive reply... Stay tuned, I guess! Hello Lori,
I’ve asked Mr. Wheatman the same question – with an elusive reply… Stay tuned, I guess!

]]> http://mnbuild.com/blog/interviews/jay-jeffers-part-2/#comment-751 mn Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:58:18 +0000 http://mnbuild.com/blog/?p=439#comment-751 Hello Lex, Thanks for reading our blog! Jay rocks! He is supremely talented, and also really a wonderful person. Did you know that he's talking at Benjamin Moore next week? He's going to be on a panel with Linda O'Keefe and Elizabeth Martin, at the Benjamin Moore Showroom in the Galleria, 101 Henry Adams Suite 407. See you there! Hello Lex,
Thanks for reading our blog! Jay rocks! He is supremely talented, and also really a wonderful person. Did you know that he’s talking at Benjamin Moore next week? He’s going to be on a panel with Linda O’Keefe and Elizabeth Martin, at the Benjamin Moore Showroom in the Galleria, 101 Henry Adams Suite 407. See you there!

]]> http://mnbuild.com/blog/interviews/an-interview-with-john-wheatman/#comment-750 mn Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:50:27 +0000 http://70.32.66.222/blog/?p=6#comment-750 Hello Suzanne, Thanks for reading our blog. It's funny, we ask the same question at our house: "What would John do?" Very glad to have received your comment! Hello Suzanne,
Thanks for reading our blog. It’s funny, we ask the same question at our house: “What would John do?” Very glad to have received your comment!

]]> http://mnbuild.com/blog/interviews/an-interview-with-john-wheatman/#comment-749 mn Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:48:41 +0000 http://70.32.66.222/blog/?p=6#comment-749 Hello Patty, Thanks so much for taking the time to read our blog. We LOVE John! He is totally fabulous, for all the reasons that you've stated. Brilliant, creative, courageous, charismatic, and talented. What a guy. I'll let him know you say "Hello!" Hello Patty,
Thanks so much for taking the time to read our blog. We LOVE John! He is totally fabulous, for all the reasons that you’ve stated. Brilliant, creative, courageous, charismatic, and talented. What a guy. I’ll let him know you say “Hello!”

]]> http://mnbuild.com/blog/interviews/an-interview-with-john-wheatman/#comment-748 PATTY BLOOM Tue, 13 Mar 2012 06:58:17 +0000 http://70.32.66.222/blog/?p=6#comment-748 Manyyyyyyyyyyyyyy years ago, I took his class at uc extension. It forever changed my life.When we bought our first house in sf, he helped us make it a home. As he did, few years later when we moved to Burligame. John is one of the most creative people I know. Ideas just simply oozed out of his head. When he would come to the house to discuss something I wanted to do, I always felt so energized ............for days afterward! Anything was possible with John. Our young son was not happy with his bedroom. John suggested a waterbed...........what a brilliant idea! Along with his creativity, John is a very kind and caring man. Many years ago, he invited my mother and me to his SF house. She talked about that until her dying day. I do love JW!!!!! Manyyyyyyyyyyyyyy years ago, I took his class at uc extension. It forever changed my life.When we bought our first house in sf, he helped us make it a home. As he did, few years later when we moved to Burligame. John is one of the most creative people I know. Ideas just simply oozed out of his head. When he would come to the house to discuss something I wanted to do, I always felt so energized …………for days afterward! Anything was possible with John. Our young son was not happy with his bedroom. John suggested a waterbed………..what a brilliant idea! Along with his creativity, John is a very kind and caring man. Many years ago, he invited my mother and me to his SF house. She talked about that until her dying day. I do love JW!!!!!

]]> http://mnbuild.com/blog/interviews/an-interview-with-john-wheatman/#comment-744 Jane Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:11:22 +0000 http://70.32.66.222/blog/?p=6#comment-744 I had the delight of meeting John while on holiday in SF in 2009. Discovered the Union Street showroom quite by accident, seduced by the sound of a tricking waterfall at the end of a narrow corridor and then the enfilade of display rooms... I felt like I had happened into someone's special home. This led to a lengthy conversation with one of the staff who said I really must come back in Saturday to meet Mr Wheatman. I purchased the 2 books on offer at the cash and rather than giving them a quick flip through the pictures back at the hotel I read every word, and of course returned to the shop the next day to meet Mr W. He engaged us completely and, as we were visitors, suggested grand architecture and gardens to visit in the remaining days of our San Francisco holiday. Sunday morning at Filoli gardens we found the most elegant Mr W touring the gardens as well with a friend. He had taken his own advice and decided to check out the tulips and camelias himself. A man who experiences and expresses all the senses and shares his enthusiasms so generously! I had the delight of meeting John while on holiday in SF in 2009. Discovered the Union Street showroom quite by accident, seduced by the sound of a tricking waterfall at the end of a narrow corridor and then the enfilade of display rooms… I felt like I had happened into someone’s special home. This led to a lengthy conversation with one of the staff who said I really must come back in Saturday to meet Mr Wheatman. I purchased the 2 books on offer at the cash and rather than giving them a quick flip through the pictures back at the hotel I read every word, and of course returned to the shop the next day to meet Mr W. He engaged us completely and, as we were visitors, suggested grand architecture and gardens to visit in the remaining days of our San Francisco holiday. Sunday morning at Filoli gardens we found the most elegant Mr W touring the gardens as well with a friend. He had taken his own advice and decided to check out the tulips and camelias himself. A man who experiences and expresses all the senses and shares his enthusiasms so generously!

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