There is nothing worse than finding an adorable home decor DIY, buying a ton of materials, and starting a project—only to find it's a hundred times more complicated than it appeared in the slick, edited video you saved on socials.
26.07.2024 - 23:57 / sunset.com / Sarah Yang
This Sears-Roebuck-era bungalow in Huntington Beach had been well-loved for over 15 years by its owners. The high-school sweetheart owners had frequented the beach for many years, even calling it “their place.” And after earning success later in life, they achieved their dream of buying a home in their special spot. Many memories were made there with family and friends over weekends and summer months.
But the little house needed an update, so with the owners’ two adult sons grown and starting families of their own, the couple decided it was time to expand and upgrade the home to fit their growing, multi-generational family.
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“The goal? A comfortable and beautiful second home base to spend extended periods of time as they looked ahead at the next 20 years of their lives,” explains Christine Zippert of CC Zippert.
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While the owners loved that the home was salt-worn, sandy, and cozy, they knew they needed to make it more comfortable to house their loved ones and future generations. New doors, windows, drainage, plumbing, and insulation were needed.
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“It was also carved into small little rooms which made it hard to fit the family’s growing boys and busy toddlers. All of those interior walls also made for a dark house,” Christine says. “There was a second floor from the original house over the garage off the back of the house, but the front of the house looked like a tiny single-story box. There was a lot of potential.”
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The first priority of Christine’s clients was to maintain the charm of the home. The neighborhood had transformed over the years, with neighbors knocking down bungalows to create huge properties, and they didn’t want another coastal
There is nothing worse than finding an adorable home decor DIY, buying a ton of materials, and starting a project—only to find it's a hundred times more complicated than it appeared in the slick, edited video you saved on socials.
When you think about your summer to-do list, it’s likely that most of your favorite warm-weather activities revolve around a body of water. (Basking beachside with a juicy book in hand? Clocking in a few laps? Splashing your way to a swim-up bar? Check, check, and check.) In fact, the season can be so water-centric that it can sometimes be challenging to even consider how to have fun on land.
It’s peak tomato season and if you’re lucky, you aren’t getting through them fast enough. While preserving the bulk of your harvest to keep from waste and spoiling is the best move, there are definitely times when you just want to hold onto that handful of heirlooms for a few days longer and enjoy the fruits of your labor fresh. Thankfully, how you store your tomatoes can buy you that extra time and it’s as simple as storing them stem-side down.
The front yard of this home designed by E. Cobb Architects in Seattle’s Leschi neighborhood already had plenty of curb appeal, but the home’s new owner wanted to add a pool to splash around with his grandkids on a warm day. So he tapped Ian Butcher, AIA, founding partner of Best Practice Architecture to create the space.
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A couple of the Sunset editors were talking about the Barbie Dreamhouse the other day. And we had a hot take: Although it’s an iconic home (with a slide, pool, and a color palette that childhood dreams were made of), it’s not the most attractive-looking space from an interior design or architecture standpoint. Sure, it has some touches of mid-century modern style and an extremely cohesive color palette, but we think not very many people would want to live there IRL. On top of that, it doesn’t really look homey or comfy. And all of that’s okay, because the house is for a doll and make-believe moments. What’s a human who wants to live out their Barbie fantasies to do?
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