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So you want more space. A little extra room because the family is growing, children or parents are moving back home, you've started a home based business, you've always wanted that conservatory, or any of the thousand other... more »
Sometimes your existing house is just a little too small for what you want to do there. If only there were just another foot or two in that one room. You've talked it over, but you're hesitant to add on as the cost and inconvenience is too great, and... more »
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Sure, the United States is a country that's big on scale and large gestures. But I have to say that I love small moves that make a big difference. Sometimes it's as simple as changing a color. Sometimes it's adding a strategically placed window or... more »
Say you live in a home with one and a half stories, such as a Cape Cod. Your second-floor bedrooms and bathrooms are tucked under the roof,... more »
If a whole-house remodel or second-story addition is in your future, here’s are 10 tips to maximize your investment, increase the functionality of your home and make future work easier. Keeping them in mind when working with your architect or... more »
Built in 1937 for a family's summer getaways, this cabin originally had just one bedroom, one bathroom and 960 square feet to its name. The current homeowners loved the rustic ambience but wanted an open space that would take full advantage of the creek... more »
This welcoming 1905 Arts and Crafts–style home once belonged to two elderly brothers who had never remodeled during their decades of ownership. When purchased by architects Ginger Sorbara and Douglas Birkenshaw, the century-old home had... more »
by Abigail Pugh
A drastically different design from the existing house, this bold stuccoed addition hosts an expansive artist's studio. Jessica Stockholder and Patrick... more »
This Craftsman remodel and addition in Palo Alto, California, is a story of transformation for both a home and its inhabitants. From the outside, you see a linking structure that connects the original, historic home to an architecturally sympathetic two-story... more »
by Cathy Lara
Sandwiched on a suburban lot, Susan and Ben Bernhard craved privacy. The couple could see into their neighbor's home, and their lush backyard was visible only by peering through a small kitchen window from a narrow porch on their traditional colonial... more »
Susan and Andre Oliver started their home remodel with nothing more than a napkin doodle and a great idea. Inspired by a home they saw in Dwell, the couple opted to renovate their 1940s bungalow to give it a modern layout and facade. They commissioned... more »
With two children and a need for more living space, architect Wanda Ely and her husband, John, needed to move out or build up. The decision was easy. They loved their home and... more »
by Andrew Snow
KUBE architecture's clients, a couple with the World Bank and their children, had a few dilemmas when it came to their home. "Their existing house was too dark due to the natural wood ceilings,... more »
by Cathy Lara
Many of us with children of a certain age are experiencing a "boomerang generation." Whether because of a desire to save money, a change in lifestyle, a delay in landing a job after college or some other reason, the boomerang generation is coming back... more »
