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The Mid-Aughts Millennial Urge to Build a Cabin in the Woods

The Mid-Aughts Millennial Urge to Build a Cabin in the Woods

For $1.6M, You Can Nab an Updated Bay Area Eichler With a Detached ADU

For $1.6M, You Can Nab an Updated Bay Area Eichler With a Detached ADU

Before & After: She Grew Up in an Eichler, Bought One Down the Street, and Renovated 35 Years Later

Before & After: She Grew Up in an Eichler, Bought One Down the Street, and Renovated 35 Years Later

Wait Until You See the Living Room in This $5.2M Bay Area Midcentury

Wait Until You See the Living Room in This $5.2M Bay Area Midcentury

Calling All Eichler Fans—Here’s a Bay Area Gem for $1.3M

Calling All Eichler Fans—Here’s a Bay Area Gem for $1.3M

Budget Breakdown: Mermaids and Miyazaki Inspired This $699K Fairy-Tale Bay Area Home

Budget Breakdown: Mermaids and Miyazaki Inspired This $699K Fairy-Tale Bay Area Home

Richard Neutra’s Sale House Is Now on the Market for $4.75M

Richard Neutra’s Sale House Is Now on the Market for $4.75M

Budget Breakdown: Their Oakland Bungalow Ran Out of Bedrooms, So They Built a Basement Suite

Budget Breakdown: Their Oakland Bungalow Ran Out of Bedrooms, So They Built a Basement Suite

How They Pulled It Off: A Micro Library in a Midcentury’s Awkward Kitchen Nook

How They Pulled It Off: A Micro Library in a Midcentury’s Awkward Kitchen Nook

Ornate Details Define This Designer’s $1.6M Home in San Francisco

Ornate Details Define This Designer’s $1.6M Home in San Francisco

Bernard Maybeck’s Last Home Seeks $1.2M in Berkeley

Bernard Maybeck’s Last Home Seeks $1.2M in Berkeley

How They Pulled It Off: Two Salvaged Wood Sculptures Custom-Made for a 116-Year-Old House

How They Pulled It Off: Two Salvaged Wood Sculptures Custom-Made for a 116-Year-Old House

Before & After: How a Retired Couple Adapted Their Forever Home for Aging in Place

Before & After: How a Retired Couple Adapted Their Forever Home for Aging in Place

If You Like Eichlers, You’ll Love This $1.4M Bay Area Gem

If You Like Eichlers, You’ll Love This $1.4M Bay Area Gem

How They Pulled It Off: A Built-in Tiled Bench That Honors the View

How They Pulled It Off: A Built-in Tiled Bench That Honors the View

Asking $4.5M, This Huge, Historic San Francisco Victorian Is a Rare Find

Asking $4.5M, This Huge, Historic San Francisco Victorian Is a Rare Find

This Multigenerational Home Near Carmel Is a Slice of Prefab Paradise

This Multigenerational Home Near Carmel Is a Slice of Prefab Paradise

A Pristine Bay Area Home by a Lloyd Wright Protégé (Somehow) Had Room for Improvement

A Pristine Bay Area Home by a Lloyd Wright Protégé (Somehow) Had Room for Improvement

A Sky-Blue Eichler Springs Up in the Bay Area for $995K

A Sky-Blue Eichler Springs Up in the Bay Area for $995K

A Family (Finally) Gives Their Eichler Home a Top-to-Bottom Reboot

A Family (Finally) Gives Their Eichler Home a Top-to-Bottom Reboot

Dramatic Angles Define This Marcel Sedletzky Home Near Carmel, Now Listed at $3M

Dramatic Angles Define This Marcel Sedletzky Home Near Carmel, Now Listed at $3M

An Idea From the Homeowner’s Father Made Building on This ‘Unbuildable’ Silicon Valley Lot Possible

An Idea From the Homeowner’s Father Made Building on This ‘Unbuildable’ Silicon Valley Lot Possible

In Santa Cruz, a Site Steeped in Lore Gets a New Neighbor That Incorporates Its Eccentricities

In Santa Cruz, a Site Steeped in Lore Gets a New Neighbor That Incorporates Its Eccentricities

Walls of Glass Frame Bay Views in This $1.8M Oakland Hills Midcentury

Walls of Glass Frame Bay Views in This $1.8M Oakland Hills Midcentury

Budget Breakdown: Here’s What It Cost to Build Two ADUs on the Same Bay Area Block

Budget Breakdown: Here’s What It Cost to Build Two ADUs on the Same Bay Area Block

Budget Breakdown: This $865K Coastal Dwelling Is So Much More Than a Starter House

Budget Breakdown: This $865K Coastal Dwelling Is So Much More Than a Starter House

Construction Diary: How a Bay Area Couple Rebuilt Their California Ranch Home From the Ground Up

Construction Diary: How a Bay Area Couple Rebuilt Their California Ranch Home From the Ground Up

In San Jose, an Eichler Home Packed With Vintage Vibes Seeks $2.3M

In San Jose, an Eichler Home Packed With Vintage Vibes Seeks $2.3M

Construction Diary: After a Devastating Fire, a Couple Start Over With a $17K DIY Cabin

Construction Diary: After a Devastating Fire, a Couple Start Over With a $17K DIY Cabin

An Architect Couple Spent $150K on an L.A. Bungalow—Then Two Decades Making It Their Family Home

An Architect Couple Spent $150K on an L.A. Bungalow—Then Two Decades Making It Their Family Home

Asking $1.6M, This Sunny Eichler With a Backyard Pool and Kitchen Is Ready for Summer Entertaining

Asking $1.6M, This Sunny Eichler With a Backyard Pool and Kitchen Is Ready for Summer Entertaining

High in the Berkeley Hills, a Home Cast in Concrete and Glass Asks $2.4M

High in the Berkeley Hills, a Home Cast in Concrete and Glass Asks $2.4M

In San Jose, a Refreshed Eichler With an Aqua Front Door Seeks $2.3M

In San Jose, a Refreshed Eichler With an Aqua Front Door Seeks $2.3M

If You Like Eichlers, Here’s a Sunny San Mateo Gem for $2M

If You Like Eichlers, Here’s a Sunny San Mateo Gem for $2M

Before & After: From Pegboards to Terrazzo, This Swervy Oakland Bungalow Has It All

Before & After: From Pegboards to Terrazzo, This Swervy Oakland Bungalow Has It All

Budget Breakdown: It Took Twice as Long, But This $266K ADU Built a Close Friendship

Budget Breakdown: It Took Twice as Long, But This $266K ADU Built a Close Friendship

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