Riegelwood, N.C. | $420,000 A four-bedroom, two-bathroom farmhouse built in 1917, on a three-acre lot The owners of this house spent years returning it to its original state and chronicled the project on Instagram, where an account dedicated to the house has more than 65,000 followers. The work included restoring […]

In the age of COVID-19, my dreams of international adventures were put on hold, but my escapes were not halted altogether. I planned safe and socially distanced road trips, but with a twist: tiny travel. In October 2020, I embarked on an ongoing “tiny home tour” around the country and […]

When it comes to home value, everyone’s always talking about the importance of the bathrooms being modern — and certainly, few selling points are stronger than a “totally new, state-of-the-art bathroom!” as the listings love to exclaim. Okay, but exactly how do you take a drab, dated bathroom and give […]

An extensively remodeled kitchen at a Poway home won a national design award in the “residential kitchens over $150,000” category. Jackson Design and Remodeling recently won two Contractor of the Year (CoTY) awards presented by the National Association of the Remodeling Industry. The other award was for a whole house […]

Semi-retirees Steve and Barbara Velazquez said they enjoy hosting their large extended family in their Poway home. But the frequent gathering spot, their relatively dark and dated kitchen, was not as hospitable as the rest of their Old World-styled home that has undergone several renovations over their 30 years there. […]