Before & After: An Architect Couple Expand a Coveted Eichler For a Growing Family

Once locked in a bidding war with the homeowners and now fast friends and neighbors, BLAINE Architects gives a 1953 Eichler in California’s South Bay some much-needed space and an outdoor connection.
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Architect Megan Blaine and her husband had their hearts set on buying a charming, 1,449-square-foot Eichler home in California’s South Bay, but another couple’s offer on the circa-1953 abode won the bidding war instead. Across the street, the Blaines found solace in a different Eichler.

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