Californian Homes

Following a renovation that better connected it to the outdoors, designer Katie Gebhardt punched it up with a West Coast palette.

Architect couple John Friedman and Alice Kimm brought a playful attitude to their Silver Lake home, including the industrial arm and a hot-pink ADU.

Fougeron Architecture reconfigured the residence with floor-to-ceiling glass that enhances views of the stream and a backyard waterfall.

Built in six months and delivered in a day, the Dwell House provides an extended family with space to thrive.

Four years after the devastating Woolsey fire, Malibu residents who lost everything are still waiting for approvals, and contending with complicated mortgage and insurance...

Malcolm Davis Architecture helps a family roll back years of hodgepodge additions while opening the rear facade to the garden.

With playful portholes and head-to-toe plywood, the new studio gives Wash Westmoreland a place to write, relax, and watch films.

Perched high above Oakland, the expanded midcentury soaks up jaw-dropping views—even from the bathroom.

Architect Craig Steely drew from the area’s bohemian history and traditional Chinese motifs to create this unique floating haven.

Ren von Hasseln polishes up a run-down ranch house in Ojai with colorful brick, handcrafted tile, and glazing galore.

Embracing the idea of a modern ruin, a Northern California couple carve a house out of the incomplete concrete garage and basement of a would-be manse.

Hear expert advice for seeking out a variety of drought-tolerant plants that can thrive while welcoming butterflies and hummingbirds into your garden.

A Bay Area landscape designer brings this philosophy to life in the hills of drought- and fire-plagued California.

The two-level ADU is decked out with a light-filled recording studio for him, and for her, a luminous design space with soaring ceilings and sliding glass doors.

The 1886 home retains its modest character from the street, but the renovation at the back tells an entirely new story.

A couple enlist Oakland interior design firm Decorotation to revitalize a 1956 East Bay classic by the renowned developer.

In Sonoma County, Studio Plow turns a 1955 residence into a retreat with an open floor plan, luxe finishes, and skylights and picture windows that peer out into the treetops.

With the help of Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney (EYRC) Architects, a couple with three children build a home that pays homage to its pastoral setting.

Bringing crisp lines to the spectacularly vast landscape, this Yucca Valley getaway is a minimalist sanctuary.

The first thing to go is usually the layout.

Dan Brunn Architecture infused the L.A. gem with quirky touches and fun color for the creative and her family.

After the pandemic left the wife’s mother feeling isolated, they built her a backyard house by local prefab company Cover.

Designed by William Turnbull Jr., the prizewinning property is back on the market for the second time in 50 years.

Who doesn’t love a second chance?

“When the kitchen’s glass doors are open, it feels like you’re cooking in the vineyard,” says architect Christie Tyreus.

Designed in 1974 by Lanier, famed artist Ruth Asawa’s husband, the Noe Valley residence features fresh new finishes and an expanded plan that takes advantage of city views.

A San Francisco couple and their new baby find the perfect space for their next chapter—rattlesnakes and all.

Drew Straus calls on Laun Studio to update his 1930s house with a copper roof, cobalt-blue finishes, and a sunny music studio.

Schwartz and Architecture tops a compact dwelling with a sturdy metal roof that looks lighter than air.

The facade’s two-tone paint job is just the start for Bestor Architecture’s renovation of a 1926 house overlooking the reservoir.