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This Para Athlete’s Home Burned in Altadena. She’s Rebuilding It With Accessibility at the Forefront

This Para Athlete’s Home Burned in Altadena. She’s Rebuilding It With Accessibility at the Forefront

Before & After: They Overhauled Their Funky ’70s Beach House While Preserving Its Many Quirks

Before & After: They Overhauled Their Funky ’70s Beach House While Preserving Its Many Quirks

Tracing the History of Boulder Crest, a Storied—and on the Market—Altadena Home

Tracing the History of Boulder Crest, a Storied—and on the Market—Altadena Home

The 5 Lessons One Homeowner Learned Rebuilding After the Woolsey Fire

The 5 Lessons One Homeowner Learned Rebuilding After the Woolsey Fire

This Minimalist Black Ski Cabin in Tahoe Feels as Fresh as a Powder Day

This Minimalist Black Ski Cabin in Tahoe Feels as Fresh as a Powder Day

From the Archive: An Architect’s High Stakes Prefab Competition

From the Archive: An Architect’s High Stakes Prefab Competition

Before & After: San Francisco’s Famous Fog Inspired This Midcentury Revamp

Before & After: San Francisco’s Famous Fog Inspired This Midcentury Revamp

Dwell Open House 2025: 350 Readers Tour Some of L.A.’s Most Unforgettable Homes

Dwell Open House 2025: 350 Readers Tour Some of L.A.’s Most Unforgettable Homes

Budget Breakdown: With $312K, They Made a Worn-Down Midcentury “Feel Like a Tree House”

Budget Breakdown: With $312K, They Made a Worn-Down Midcentury “Feel Like a Tree House”

An Angeleno Aesthete Finds Her Designer in the Pages of Dwell

An Angeleno Aesthete Finds Her Designer in the Pages of Dwell

“A Very Gay” Fritz Haeg House in Los Angeles Gets a Refresh But Keeps It Weird

“A Very Gay” Fritz Haeg House in Los Angeles Gets a Refresh But Keeps It Weird

This Riverfront Home in Northern California Maxes Out Water Views

This Riverfront Home in Northern California Maxes Out Water Views

Wildfires Leveled Their Northern California Home Twice. They Still Wanted to Build Again

Wildfires Leveled Their Northern California Home Twice. They Still Wanted to Build Again

Before & After: It Started as a Remodel. Now Their Rebuilt Home “Feels Like You’re in a Terrarium”

Before & After: It Started as a Remodel. Now Their Rebuilt Home “Feels Like You’re in a Terrarium”

A 1954 Los Angeles Home Moves Into the Future With a Collection of Pavilions in the Landscape

A 1954 Los Angeles Home Moves Into the Future With a Collection of Pavilions in the Landscape

This Australian Architect’s Silver Lake House Is a Love Letter to Los Angeles

This Australian Architect’s Silver Lake House Is a Love Letter to Los Angeles

You’d Never Guess This Revamped Midcentury Cabin Is in the Middle of L.A.

You’d Never Guess This Revamped Midcentury Cabin Is in the Middle of L.A.

The Hollyhock House: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ode to California

The Hollyhock House: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ode to California

Budget Breakdown: It Took $1.6M and Less Than a Year to Reboot This ’70s Ojai Ranch House

Budget Breakdown: It Took $1.6M and Less Than a Year to Reboot This ’70s Ojai Ranch 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

Dwell Open House 2025: Los Angeles

Dwell Open House 2025: Los Angeles

Budget Breakdown: $128K in Eames-Inspired Woodwork Is the Star of This Renovated L.A. Midcentury

Budget Breakdown: $128K in Eames-Inspired Woodwork Is the Star of This Renovated L.A. Midcentury

Budget Breakdown: To Fill an ADU With Light, $55K Yellow Window Frames Were a Design Necessity

Budget Breakdown: To Fill an ADU With Light, $55K Yellow Window Frames Were a Design Necessity

Rental Revamp: Their L.A. Home Is a DIY Design Test Lab

Rental Revamp: Their L.A. Home Is a DIY Design Test Lab

Budget Breakdown: He Designed and Built a Bright-Pink Duplex in Los Angeles for Less Than $400K

Budget Breakdown: He Designed and Built a Bright-Pink Duplex in Los Angeles for Less Than $400K

Mickey Muennig’s Mythical Coastal Commissions

Mickey Muennig’s Mythical Coastal Commissions

Budget Breakdown: An L.A. Artist Gives His Home a Colorful Overhaul—and a New ADU—for $320K

Budget Breakdown: An L.A. Artist Gives His Home a Colorful Overhaul—and a New ADU—for $320K

Whimsical Trim Gives This Los Angeles ADU a Fairytale Flair

Whimsical Trim Gives This Los Angeles ADU a Fairytale Flair

Budget Breakdown: Their $98K Los Angeles Basement Reno Came In at More Than Double What They Planned

Budget Breakdown: Their $98K Los Angeles Basement Reno Came In at More Than Double What They Planned

A Midcentury Desert Home Is Reimagined as a Joy-Filled Escape for a Young Family

A Midcentury Desert Home Is Reimagined as a Joy-Filled Escape for a Young Family

This Couple’s L.A. Starter Home? A 1,200-Square-Foot ADU in Their Parents’ Backyard

This Couple’s L.A. Starter Home? A 1,200-Square-Foot ADU in Their Parents’ Backyard

How They Pulled It Off: Bringing Daylight Into a Dark San Francisco Victorian

How They Pulled It Off: Bringing Daylight Into a Dark San Francisco Victorian

How They Pulled It Off: A Hot Tub Built Into a Boulder

How They Pulled It Off: A Hot Tub Built Into a Boulder

His Modernist Ideas for L.A. Living Were Dismissed. Now, They Could Be a Blueprint for Rebuilding

His Modernist Ideas for L.A. Living Were Dismissed. Now, They Could Be a Blueprint for Rebuilding

Construction Diary: How Two Artists Turned a Cabin Outside Joshua Tree Into a Clear-Minded Retreat

Construction Diary: How Two Artists Turned a Cabin Outside Joshua Tree Into a Clear-Minded Retreat

Construction Diary: This Coastal Cabin Renovation Is a Master Class in Craftsmanship

Construction Diary: This Coastal Cabin Renovation Is a Master Class in Craftsmanship

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