Oakland, California-based photographer Drew Kelly spent a day with Peter and Lynda Benoit shooting their home in nearby Emeryville. He was particularly impressed with the massive staircase-bookcase-bedroom that Peter built, because, like Peter, Kelly also worked as a carpenter for a while (though unlike Peter, he doesn't believe in using a measuring tape).

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