This house was built in 1912 in Mount Baker, an urban neighborhood of Seattle known for its Craftsman-style houses and popular biennial Home Tour. As you can see, she was a Plain Jane with the front door kind of hidden on one side of the ... Keep Reading
Croatan Cottage: A Restored Sears Kit House in North Carolina
Croatan Cottage in Manteo, North Carolina, started life as a Sears Roebuck kit house in the early 1900s called "The Vallonia." At the time it was described as "a prize bungalow home already cut and fitted" that you could buy for just ... Keep Reading
Giving an Old Bungalow in Atlanta New Curb Appeal
This bungalow in Atlanta's Kirkwood neighborhood built in 1911 had seen better days. There were iron bars on the doors and windows and bullet holes in the siding. But when Kara O'Brien saw it, she knew she had to buy it: "It was just so ... Keep Reading
Before & After: Dorie’s Charming Bungalow Remodel in Arizona
Dorie's 1916 bungalow in Mesa, Arizona, was kind of a mess after a series of remuddles that former owners had inflicted on it over the years. She set out to fix that, though, and boy, did she! Take a look at how it looks now... One ... Keep Reading
A 1940s Bungalow on Folly Beach
The new issue of Architectural Digest features a 1940s bungalow on Folly Beach in South Carolina that caught my eye. A lot of times the houses they feature in that mag are a little too formal for me, but this is more my style. And ... Keep Reading