Construction Diary: How a Bay Area Couple Rebuilt Their California Ranch Home From the Ground Up
They thought the midcentury they purchased just needed a kitchen upgrade, but quickly realized they were better off starting nearly from scratch.
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In the San Francisco Bay Area, houses for sale are scarce, so buyers have to make quick decisions when an opportunity comes up. The only requirement that Bassam, a tech entrepreneur, and Ming, an accountant, had for their first house was a general location: somewhere in the South Bay, close to mountains and nature.
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