Additions

Even a small addition can make your house live and look its bestby Lynn Hopkins

A new family room and master suite, improved entries, and an updated building envelope saved this home from the wrecking ball, againby Michael Klement

In one of the D.C. area’s most desirable neighborhoods, a potential teardown gets reworked for modern livingby Brian Pontolilo

Moving the main living spaces into a second-story addition reenergized a house for a family of fourby Michael Roehr

Start with a top-down approach, then choose a shape that lands in a good spotby Paul DeGroot

An earnest upside-down saltbox is updated with a gracious entry, a shingled seaside style, and windows toward the oceanby Rob Lambert

A small addition displaces the old kitchen to yield a mudroom, a laundry, a pantry, and a better-flowing first floorby Paulo Vicente

Adding a third floor doesn't always mean on top of the second storyby Scott Grice

Tripled in size, this house went from a weekend cottage to a home for four and still fits quietly into its old neighborhood

Tripled in size, this house went from a weekend cottage to a home for four and still fits quietly into its old neighborhoodby Charles Moore

A three-story tower solves steep-site problems by bringing the house to the carsby Parker Platt

A small addition with a sunny deck builds a bridge to the backyard

Contraints can lead to creativity when building a new homeby Duo Dickinson

A worker's bungalow expands to meet contemporary needs without losing its charmby Bill Mastin

How one family maintained the traditional rooms of their Colonial for entertaining, but created new spaces for their informal family timeby Matthew Schoenherr

These plastic-based barriers help to keep wind and water at bay, but only if you choose the right product and install it correctlyby Fernando Pagés Ruiz

A modern remodel takes shape on the California coast -- with light, views, privacy, and budget in mindby Michelle Leise

Open up the ceiling, rearrange the plan, and this kitchen feels a lot bigger without adding much floor spaceby Warren Lloyd

A bright new kitchen blooms from an inspired mix of light, space, and materialsby Rick Proppe