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When a San Francisco couple was looking for a second home in Sonoma, California, they saw past the dark and awkward spaces in this 1940s ranch house, the former home and office of a beloved local doctor. They knew a renovation,... more »
by Becky Harris
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Follow the progress of Mike and Leann Rowe of Lutz, Florida, as they purchase, renovate and move into a 1970s-era ranch house in St. Pete Beach, Florida. Here and over the next few months, I'll show how they:
*Found the right house
*Assembled
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In the early '70s, before my family moved to Los Angeles from Northern California, we lived in a 1960s ranch-style house. Our house was in a huge tract with other homes of this style, with dramatic low and horizontal rooflines with gable and hip profiles.... more »
A master suite addition and a new screened-in porch give a family with teenagers some breathing room
When shopping for a new home with remodeling plans in mind, bring your architect house hunting with you if you can. Architect Frances Zook checked out her clients' top real estate choices with them to see which one had the best potential to become their... more »
by Becky Harris
Ranch homes come in many shapes and sizes, from the petite early ranch homes of the 1940s to the atomic-age ranches with their high-pitched ceilings, sliding glass doors and patios, to the sprawling ranch homes of the '70s. If you are remodeling a ranch,... more »
A drive down Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles will take you through plenty of ritzy, well-known areas — Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Bel Air. But a little farther west, just over the 405 freeway, you’ll hit an unlikely landscape: a rustic canyon... more »
Follow the progress of Mike and Leann Rowe of Lutz, Florida, as they renovate a 1970s-era ranch house in St. Pete Beach, Florida. We've shown how they found... more »
Doug and Rochelle Kramer were ready to design their own dream midcentury house. Realtors who specialize in selling and reviving Cliff May... more »
by Tara Bussema
Shaw Coates and her husband, John, loved living in their four-level downtown San Diego house. Shaw, in particular, loved small spaces, having lived in Paris apartments. But when the couple — she's a marketing director; he's a hardware engineer for Qualcomm... more »
After living in their ranch-style home for three years, Reed and Jennifer Wilcox decided it was time to give their living room and dining area an update. Working on a tight budget, they decided to skip the remodel for now and instead incorporate smaller,... more »
Loving restoration brings a midcentury gem back to life and its owners to the kind of life they love
Josh and Jen Amstone had just bought a house in Long Beach, California, when they became enamored of a nearby tract of midcentury homes built by famed midcentury architect Cliff... more »
by Tara Bussema
A dark, closed-in ranch house with a chopped-up layout was less than ideal for two graphic designers with modern tastes. After a few years of living in the house and thinking about what they wanted, they hired Clayton... more »
by Becky Harris
Follow the progress of Mike and Leann Rowe of Lutz, Florida, as they renovate a 1970s-era ranch house in St. Pete Beach, Florida. Over the past few months, we've shown how they found... more »
When James Angus and Jamie Bolton bought this 1970s ranch in Texas, their first home together, it was just a plain box. "We've made it our own," says Angus. "The previous owner had done a lot of the work himself on the cheap, and he'd made some bad decisions."... more »
by Becky Harris
A splash of black in a sea of pink and white, this Phoenix ranch house stands out from the crowd with a decidedly modern take on desert style. Cynthia Steinman came across the outdated and termite-infested ranch house and immediately envisioned a modern... more »
