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Nearly two years into the renovation of her DC row house, Benny has had many headaches but few regrets. The health care researcher, who prefers not to use her real name, bought the 1901 row house in Capitol Hill with her husband in December 2007. They had been renting part of the three-story, three-bedroom property…
Modic, Italy — Amid the fabled 100 churches that line the sun-cracked streets of this Sicilian city, the New York architects William Brockschmidt and Richard Dragisic found a second home. By modern standards the property is no ordinary dwelling. It includes a centuries-old cave in the area’s volcanic rock that once was a place of…
Donna Bankowski has some good reasons why it took her 12 years to remodel the cruddy main bathroom of her Moorpark, Calif., home, a feat she finally pulled off. "I'm taking my time," said Bankowski, who bought the fixer-upper with her husband, Leroy, in the 1990s. Indeed, since buying the 1970s tract home, the couple…
See all photos Charles Darwin might have found an interesting research subject in the Burke family's Goleta, Calif. home, which has evolved over the last 47 years as the family has changed. Chuck and Harriet Burke purchased the five-bedroom tract house in 1962 as a place to raise their five rambunctious kids. As the children…
There’s a common ditty in the remodeling industry that goes like this: “Do you want it done good, quick or cheap? Pick two.” While you may want all three (and maybe you’ve actually done that), there’s a certain amount of truth to the fact that you won’t likely get all three. I’m not saying this…
You may have seen the delightful sunroom above if you read Home magazine, where this picture appeared on the cover. If not, I’d like to introduce you to this wonderfully economic makeover. The house is in Miami Lakes, Fla., and is owned by interior stylist Maria Fernanda Molinari and her husband, Rafael R. Lopez. You…
My latest Pardon Our Dust feature in the L.A. Times, about a small bathroom in Venice, has the most gorgeous photos ever to accommodate one of my articles. Check out the story here. And check out the photos here.
How is it possible for a remodeling company to completely gut and remodel two bathrooms in 14 days? Can you even wrap your mind around that? Check out the full story here. (Photos: Rod Foster)
