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Budget Breakdown: After a $322K Revamp, an Australian Beach House Fends Off Flooding
Budget Breakdown: After a $322K Revamp, an Australian Beach House Fends Off Flooding
Nigel Chouri and Crick King bought the tattered ’50s property for $911K and introduced water-resistant features, a Spanish-style plaza, and a dreamy garden ADU.
By Aaron Chapman
The Adobe Revival Is Here
As blazes burn our homes, a smattering of mud evangelists are resurfacing the ancient, fireproof building style as a solution for the future.
A Remote Island Retreat’s Hefty Wooden Doorknob Hints at Its Highly Custom Interiors
A fieldstone kitchen island rhymes with a hearth in the sunken living room, accessed by a built-in set of walnut stairs framing a sofa.
Sofa Sagas: It Took Three Moves in Three Years to Find the Right Couch For Me
After a lot of trial and error, I learned a very important lesson about furniture: if it makes you happy, that’s all that matters.
How to Navigate Renovation Costs in the Age of Tariffs
Stop panic-hoarding building materials and get familiar with one word: contracts.
This $3.9M Midcentury on the San Francisco Bay Comes With a Boat Dock
Designed by Jack Finnegan, the waterfront home has a brand-new kitchen, restored floors and ceilings, and Japanese-inspired gardens.

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