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Construction Diary: In the Mojave Desert, a First-Time Builder Takes On a Tricky Prefab Home

Construction Diary: In the Mojave Desert, a First-Time Builder Takes On a Tricky Prefab Home

Before & After: From Pegboards to Terrazzo, This Swervy Oakland Bungalow Has It All

Before & After: From Pegboards to Terrazzo, This Swervy Oakland Bungalow Has It All

This Napa Family’s $226K ADU Repurposes Skateboard Wheels and Vineyard Stakes

This Napa Family’s $226K ADU Repurposes Skateboard Wheels and Vineyard Stakes

Budget Breakdown: They Built a Minimalist $437K ADU—to Live and Work Out of Themselves

Budget Breakdown: They Built a Minimalist $437K ADU—to Live and Work Out of Themselves

Black Gables Give a Filmmaker’s Venice Beach Home a Dramatic Edge

Black Gables Give a Filmmaker’s Venice Beach Home a Dramatic Edge

Eureka! This $3.3M Home Stands on the Site of a 19th-Century Gold Mine

Eureka! This $3.3M Home Stands on the Site of a 19th-Century Gold Mine

No, 83 Isn’t Too Old to Renovate. Just Ask San Francisco Resident Roberta Gordon

No, 83 Isn’t Too Old to Renovate. Just Ask San Francisco Resident Roberta Gordon

Two Winemakers Build a Compact, Fire-Resistant Home With an Earthy Palette

Two Winemakers Build a Compact, Fire-Resistant Home With an Earthy Palette

Before & After: Two Friends Give a Dated ’90s Cabin a Moody Reinvention

Before & After: Two Friends Give a Dated ’90s Cabin a Moody Reinvention

Kicked Out of a Rental, This L.A. Couple Bought, and Then Built the Best ADU They Could

Kicked Out of a Rental, This L.A. Couple Bought, and Then Built the Best ADU They Could

Budget Breakdown: It Took Twice as Long, But This $266K ADU Built a Close Friendship

Budget Breakdown: It Took Twice as Long, But This $266K ADU Built a Close Friendship

Before & After: They Gave Their “Telescoping” Oakland Bungalow an Eye-Opening Renovation

Before & After: They Gave Their “Telescoping” Oakland Bungalow an Eye-Opening Renovation

This Sculptural San Francisco Flat Is Anything But Cookie-Cutter

This Sculptural San Francisco Flat Is Anything But Cookie-Cutter

A 1940s Rudolph Schindler Gem Just Listed in L.A. for $2.4M

A 1940s Rudolph Schindler Gem Just Listed in L.A. for $2.4M

Before and After: This Sunny San Diego Revamp Shows the Power of Paint

Before and After: This Sunny San Diego Revamp Shows the Power of Paint

Custom-Mixed Terrazzo Floors Lay the Groundwork for the Glow Up of an L.A. Midcentury

Custom-Mixed Terrazzo Floors Lay the Groundwork for the Glow Up of an L.A. Midcentury

Near Joshua Tree, a Sublime Desert Home Embraces Shadows and Sunlight

Near Joshua Tree, a Sublime Desert Home Embraces Shadows and Sunlight

Budget Breakdown: She Built a $277K Starter Home in Her Childhood Backyard

Budget Breakdown: She Built a $277K Starter Home in Her Childhood Backyard

He Only Built One Home—So They Gave It a Singular Renovation

He Only Built One Home—So They Gave It a Singular Renovation

Budget Breakdown: After a Contractor Scam, an L.A. Couple Wrap Their Bungalow Remodel for $176K

Budget Breakdown: After a Contractor Scam, an L.A. Couple Wrap Their Bungalow Remodel for $176K

Before & After: The Tide Turns for a “Neglected 1970s Box” in Pebble Beach

Before & After: The Tide Turns for a “Neglected 1970s Box” in Pebble Beach

Budget Breakdown: With $89K, an Architect Expands His L.A. Home for Three Generations of Family

Budget Breakdown: With $89K, an Architect Expands His L.A. Home for Three Generations of Family

Before & After: This $57K Ranch House Revamp Proves You Can Never Have Too Many Plants

Before & After: This $57K Ranch House Revamp Proves You Can Never Have Too Many Plants

A Family Retreat Outside Yosemite Frames California Gold Country Like a Postcard

A Family Retreat Outside Yosemite Frames California Gold Country Like a Postcard

Before & After: With a Crisp Addition, a Cookie-Cutter Eichler Breaks Out of Its Shell

Before & After: With a Crisp Addition, a Cookie-Cutter Eichler Breaks Out of Its Shell

This Incredible Renovation of a 1970s California Home Is a Terrazzo Lover’s Dream

This Incredible Renovation of a 1970s California Home Is a Terrazzo Lover’s Dream

A California Retreat Has Walls Made Out of the Beach

A California Retreat Has Walls Made Out of the Beach

Before & After: In the East Bay, a Tumbledown Midcentury Turns Over a New Leaf

Before & After: In the East Bay, a Tumbledown Midcentury Turns Over a New Leaf

A Tiny Home Office in the Hollywood Hills Comes With a Floor That’s a Work of Art

A Tiny Home Office in the Hollywood Hills Comes With a Floor That’s a Work of Art

Marilyn Monroe’s Final Home Is Temporarily Saved From Demolition

Marilyn Monroe’s Final Home Is Temporarily Saved From Demolition

Budget Breakdown: A Bay Area Couple Turn an A-Frame Cabin Near Yosemite Into a $600-a-Night Rental

Budget Breakdown: A Bay Area Couple Turn an A-Frame Cabin Near Yosemite Into a $600-a-Night Rental

Before & After: Every Day Is Summer Camp at This Groovy, ’70s-Inspired Cabin

Before & After: Every Day Is Summer Camp at This Groovy, ’70s-Inspired Cabin

In Echo Park, an “Odd Little Property” Turns Into an “Urban Tree House”

In Echo Park, an “Odd Little Property” Turns Into an “Urban Tree House”

Budget Breakdown: For $404K, a First-Time Renovator Revives a Joshua Tree Midcentury

Budget Breakdown: For $404K, a First-Time Renovator Revives a Joshua Tree Midcentury

Before & After: After Fixing Up a Gutted Houseboat, a Couple Join a Legendary Artist Community

Before & After: After Fixing Up a Gutted Houseboat, a Couple Join a Legendary Artist Community

This L.A. Home Hides a Second Story Beneath Its Steeply Pitched Roof

This L.A. Home Hides a Second Story Beneath Its Steeply Pitched Roof

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