Their 930-square-foot house that they own AND rent ("Radish has a fractional ownership model") is located right in the center of the Radish commune. "We have big windows and a huge glass sliding door – we sometimes joke that we are living in a diorama," King writes. Credit: Esteban CortezCredit: Esteban Cortez
"We designed our kitchen island using IKEA cabinet bases and countertops from Home Depot," explains King of their proudest DIY. Credit: Esteban CortezCredit: Esteban Cortez
"We ordered custom wooden legs from an amazing vendor in Turkey and purchased steeply discounted drawer pulls from Anthropologie. The end product has a custom-build feel without the custom-build price," King continues. Credit: Esteban CortezCredit: Esteban Cortez
King describes their home style as "narrative. The items in our home tell a story. Our design choices reflect who we are and what we value." Credit: Esteban CortezCredit: Esteban Cortez
One of the biggest challenges for the couple in designing their home was size. "We designed this house from the ground up," King begins. Credit: Esteban CortezCredit: Esteban Cortez
"We spent months using masking tape to map out the size and shape of each room to make sure we were putting the 930 square feet we had available to good use." Credit: Esteban CortezCredit: Esteban Cortez
"Because I could see the house so clearly in my mind’s eye before construction began, it was hard to let go when certain design elements didn’t come to fruition." Credit: Esteban CortezCredit: Esteban Cortez
"Osman is a visual artist specializing in sound and movement-reactive projection art," King describes of something unique about their home. Credit: Esteban CortezCredit: Esteban Cortez
"We designed one wall to be visually unobstructed from the floor to the second-story ceiling so he’d have a large, built-in canvas to showcase his art." Credit: Esteban CortezCredit: Esteban Cortez
"I like using design to tell a story. My favorite room in the house is our corn-themed bathroom, which I designed as an homage to a memory I love," King writes. Credit: Esteban CortezCredit: Esteban Cortez
"A few years back, we got hopelessly lost in a corn maze at a pumpkin patch with our then 3-year-old niece." Credit: Esteban CortezCredit: Esteban Cortez
"We were with my family and two of our best friends, and it was a perfect day. I think of that memory all the time now – and I’m grateful for that." Credit: Esteban CortezCredit: Esteban Cortez
"I really appreciate when something is well-made. We currently sleep on a set of Wamsutta Percale bamboo print sheets that originally belonged to my grandparents and that my parents slept on when I was born. They are in excellent condition all these years later," King writes. Credit: Esteban CortezCredit: Esteban Cortez
"I shop for even the most mundane household items with this in mind– will this can opener still work in 30 years? What about these towels? I buy a lot of my household linens deadstock on eBay – sheets, towels, pillowcases – they used to be made to last generations." Credit: Esteban CortezCredit: Esteban Cortez
"Pick one item, large or small, that speaks to you (a vintage painting, a tea towel, a stick you found at the beach), and let it guide the design for a room," King advises. "For example, you can pull a color palette out of a kitchen towel or rug. You just need a starting point that moves you. Let the story of the room evolve as you add things. The only rule is to be true to your own taste and don’t follow design advice that says some things are good and others are bad. There is no such thing." Credit: Esteban CortezCredit: Esteban Cortez
“As new parents, it’s amazing to have opportunities to socialize every day of the week without ever leaving the house,” writes Carmen King, a communications strategist, an aspiring interior designer, and new mom to 8-month-old baby, Io.
King and her partner, creative technologist and artistOsman Koc, first learned about Radish, an intentional community in North Oakland, when they met co-founders Phil Levin and Kristen Berman. “We were occasional voyeurs on social media before we moved in,” King admits.
They’ve called Radish home for two years now, and their 930-square-foot house that they own and rent (“Radish has a fractional ownership model”) is located right in the center of the Radish commune. “We have big windows and a huge glass sliding door — we sometimes joke that we are living in a diorama,” King writes.
“I grew up in a small town in Alaska where everyone knew each other. Radish mimics that experience of truly knowing your neighbors and being in their lives,” she writes. “I think it’s hard for people to believe, but the downsides [of living on a commune] are few and far between!”
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