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The front porch is an enduring icon of the American Craftsman style, but the porch on this 1920s bungalow was buried by a dark mass of shingles encasing a sculpture gallery when its owners bought it in 1994.
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It all began when an interior designer friend asked architect Stephen Muse whether an interior wall could be moved to increase the size of a wet bar in this 1970s home.
"Extending the second story above the existing garage was the key to capturing the beautiful ocean views previously blocked by neighboring homes,” says Keitha Giannella, designer and builder of this La Jolla, Calif., spec project.
The jury described this renovation as an inviting transformation that is welcoming to visitors. The homeowners purchased this nondescript 1970s Colonial and began planning the remodel before they even moved into the house.
The owners of this humble farmhouse wanted to remodel to add space, but only if the renovation maintained the original 1789 structure and 1975 addition. Architect Anne Decker chose to drop the roofline from the original structure to the addition to defer to the old house.
This modern adaptation of a bare-boned condominium in a 1930s department store building pleased the judges for its “sculptural” built-ins, “high sense of style,” and “great lightness of being.”
There's no way to sugarcoat it: The original house was, in the judges' words, “heinous.” But the design and remodel are “light-handed” and “subtle,” but “with a lot of impact.” Now, it's “the nicest house.” And it satisfies the needs of an active family of four.
Buffeted by brisk ocean winds and reached only by boat or plane, tiny Block Island slows to a crawl in winter, most of its homes and inns shuttered until summer. Not this home.
The word “gridlock” has a whole new meaning these days, with the U.S. power grid serving a growing number of homes. Increased demand combined with power outages caused by severe weather have increased momentum in the whole-house standby power market. “Ten years ago, this market was nonexistent. But...
Remodeler Janice Donald of Eren Design & Remodeling, Tucson, Ariz., says this kitchen is part of an outdated house that is typical of the area. “They have low ceilings and are chopped up into little rooms,” she notes. The owners of this house wanted to open up their living room, family room, dining...