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Budget Breakdown: Here’s What It Cost to Build Two ADUs on the Same Bay Area Block

Budget Breakdown: Here’s What It Cost to Build Two ADUs on the Same Bay Area Block

A Creative Couple Give a Los Angeles Midcentury a Backyard Recording Studio

A Creative Couple Give a Los Angeles Midcentury a Backyard Recording Studio

Budget Breakdown: This $865K Coastal Dwelling Is So Much More Than a Starter House

Budget Breakdown: This $865K Coastal Dwelling Is So Much More Than a Starter House

Construction Diary: How a Bay Area Couple Rebuilt Their California Ranch Home From the Ground Up

Construction Diary: How a Bay Area Couple Rebuilt Their California Ranch Home From the Ground Up

Before & After: They Brought Their Buff and Hensman Midcentury Back to Its Original Glory

Before & After: They Brought Their Buff and Hensman Midcentury Back to Its Original Glory

Budget Breakdown: He Singlehandedly Gave a ’76 Airstream a Redwood Reinvention for $180K

Budget Breakdown: He Singlehandedly Gave a ’76 Airstream a Redwood Reinvention for $180K

Construction Diary: At Sea Ranch, a Couple Build a “Forever Moving” Home Made to Change With Them

Construction Diary: At Sea Ranch, a Couple Build a “Forever Moving” Home Made to Change With Them

In Joshua Tree, an Artist’s Home and Studio Soaks Up Endless Desert Views

In Joshua Tree, an Artist’s Home and Studio Soaks Up Endless Desert Views

This Little, Blue Silver Lake ADU Hides a Surprisingly Airy Interior

This Little, Blue Silver Lake ADU Hides a Surprisingly Airy Interior

Construction Diary: After a Devastating Fire, a Couple Start Over With a $17K DIY Cabin

Construction Diary: After a Devastating Fire, a Couple Start Over With a $17K DIY Cabin

Before & After: An Uninspired L.A. Garage Gets Turned Into a Surrealist ADU

Before & After: An Uninspired L.A. Garage Gets Turned Into a Surrealist ADU

An Architect Couple Spent $150K on an L.A. Bungalow—Then Two Decades Making It Their Family Home

An Architect Couple Spent $150K on an L.A. Bungalow—Then Two Decades Making It Their Family Home

Before & After: He Gave His Hollywood Hills Midcentury an All-Electric Upgrade

Before & After: He Gave His Hollywood Hills Midcentury an All-Electric Upgrade

Did You Know the Visionary Behind the “Whole Earth Catalog” Lives on a Century-Old Tugboat?

Did You Know the Visionary Behind the “Whole Earth Catalog” Lives on a Century-Old Tugboat?

Cool Ranch: The Perfect Southern California Pool Is Behind a Midcentury in the Valley

Cool Ranch: The Perfect Southern California Pool Is Behind a Midcentury in the Valley

The Owner of an L.A. Neutra Doubles Its Living Space by Looking in the Unused Backyard

The Owner of an L.A. Neutra Doubles Its Living Space by Looking in the Unused Backyard

A Couple Spent Almost Two Decades Renovating a Silver Lake Home. It Finally Feels Like Theirs.

A Couple Spent Almost Two Decades Renovating a Silver Lake Home. It Finally Feels Like Theirs.

Budget Breakdown: They Gave a Bland ’70s Cabin a Psychedelic Glow-Up for $120K

Budget Breakdown: They Gave a Bland ’70s Cabin a Psychedelic Glow-Up for $120K

This Live/Work Compound Is Carved Into a Los Angeles Hillside

This Live/Work Compound Is Carved Into a Los Angeles Hillside

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

Before & 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

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