Budget Breakdown: A Seattle Couple Build Twin Backyard Offices for $51K—No Permit Required
They saved upwards of $60,000 on a new shed by having dad contract and keeping the footprint small.
The Tide Turns for a Trio of Prefab Pod Houses in the San Juan Islands
The founder of the Living Building Challenge and his family join hands to restore a quirky off-grid outpost.
A Nonprofit Development in Arizona Offers a Model for Affordable Home Ownership
Part of a community land trust, the Tempe Micro Estates offer buyers an alternative to an overheated housing market.
A 1901 Craftsman in Seattle Gets a Svelte Cantilevered Addition
Blending old with new, a major remodel of this early 20th-century home includes a new rear designed by Best Practice Architecture.
It Takes a Village
On Washington's lush Bainbridge Island, one community strives for quality of life as a sustainable initiative.
A Midcentury Home’s Past Mistakes Are Finally Corrected
Plagued by remodeling pitfalls, two tenacious homeowners reinvent a soggy 1960s residence outside Seattle as a modern masterpiece.