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How Do You Safeguard Your Home From Hurricanes? This Long Island Family Raised Theirs 12 Feet
How Do You Safeguard Your Home From Hurricanes? This Long Island Family Raised Theirs 12 Feet
After Hurricane Sandy flooded their 850-square-foot East End home, they embarked on a years-long renovation that included a material refresh, better views, and a storage area for water toys.
By Diana Budds
That ’70s Cabin Just Listed in Wisconsin for $445K
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Rudolph Schindler’s Kallis House Just Hit the Market in L.A. for $6M
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Kissing Gables Perched Atop a Plinth Form a Retired Couple’s Home in South Korea
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It’s a Great Time to Be the Giant Maker of Route 66
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This Blackened Cedar Home Was Designed to Vanish Into the Trees—Almost
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It’s a Porta-Potty. It’s an Off-Grid Charger. It’s Klumpen.
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