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Additions

Podcast Episode 156: Home Building Across the Globe, Air-Sealing Can Lights, and Parging an Old Concrete Wall

February 1, 2019

This week's podcast starts off with Matt's insights into residential construction methods in the many places he's lived around the world while writing for the newspaper Stars and Stripes.
California Dreamin

January 29, 2019

In California many design decisions come back to opening up your home to the outdoors. This can vastly expand ones usable square footage without adding any building expense, which comes…
Bungalow Rebirth: 2 Historic Texas Homes Reimagined

November 7, 2018

A design/build firm modernizes two Austin bungalows with creative sensitivity to their historic neighborhoods.
Restoring the Abiah Taylor House

November 2, 2018

It took careful archaeological detective work to reproduce original details for this historic home in Pennsylvania's Brandywine Valley.
A Picture Window

October 23, 2018

A window that opens up a home office onto a meditative garden expands the space in countless ways. Being able to experience the natural world while working can be delightful.…
Podcast Episode 140: Getting the Details Right When Re-Siding

October 12, 2018

Advice for new siding over T&G cedar, adding to an outbuilding, replacing worn out replacement windows, and hiring a home inspector
Cape-Style Home Renovation

September 14, 2018

A classic Cape gets a makeover and an addition
Rear Window House

August 1, 2018

Edward Ogosta remodels his home to include a strictly minimalist addition.
Laundry Room Abstraction

July 3, 2018

This is one of my favorite types of images, one that shows off a space but does it in a formal /abstract way. The construction of the photograph illustrates the…
Outdoor Shower

June 19, 2018

The privacy wall for this unit matches the decking.