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For Sale: Edward Cullen's Twilight New Moon House

Want to live like a very stylish vampire? The home used in the Twilight film opening today, New Moon, as the residence for Edward and the rest of the Cullen clan is up for sale. Designed by Arthur Eri...

Small Space Living, Houseboat Style

Calling all Portlanders! If you need a change of scenery and don't mind a serious shrinkage of your living space, this houseboat docked in the seaside town of Scapoose, Oregon, might be just the thing...

Harrowing Tales of Home-Buying
ReadyMade

In their house hunt, the Johnsons came across several Eureka homes with "grow spaces" for a certain illicit crop... perfect for their future art studios! This month's issue of ReadyMade features a No...

Historic Houses at Bargain Prices
This Old House

North Side neighborhood in Pueblo, Colorado, where a large wind turbine factoryis being built, bringing new jobs to the area This Old House online is doing a cool series of posts called Best Old Hous...

Before & Make-Believe After: Virtual Staging

When sales are soft, realtors and sellers try all sorts of things to entice buyers and "staging" homes by filling them with furniture that may appeal to prospective homeowners is now a standard proces...

Nifty Fifties House in Forest Hills
SFGate

Forest Hills, a strange and lovely little neighborhood tucked in between West Portal and the Sunset, has always intrigued us. With its well-tended lawns, grand old cypresses and an unlikely mix of Tud...

On the Market: Eichler Beauty in San Rafael

click thumbnails for larger picsOutdoor Month on Apartment Therapy seems like the perfect time to drool over some photos of yet another gorgeous Bay Area Eichler home. Many of the homes built by Jose...

Andre Rothblatt Architecture: Before and Afters

click thumbnails for larger picsOne of our favorite ways to compare what effect a building renovation or interior remodel can do is to look at before and after pictures. Since Andre Rothblatt Archite...

Peek Inside an Historic Home in Alamo Square

click thumbnails for larger picsIf you love to gawk at historic homes, especially frilly Victorians and colorful, staid Edwardians, the Alamo Square area is a lot of fun for an afternoon stroll. Ther...

Staged Interiors by Brian Patrick Flynn
The Oregonian: 05.09.09

These interiors designed by Brian Patrick Flynn serve to illustrate an article about staging your home for potential buyers, but we're not unfamiliar with getting inspiration from such potentially c...

For Sale: Gavin Newsom's Bellaire Tower Penthouse
San Francisco

For $3,000,000 you can have the Russian Hill penthouse that belongs to San Francisco's major, Gavin Newsom. He purchased the 1,693 square foot condo in 2006 from Peter Getty for $2,350,000. Since then...

School Gym Converted to Eclectic Condo
Seattle

click thumbnails for larger pics Not to be confused with Queen Anne High School, which was converted to condos in 2006, West Queen Anne Elementary School led the local trend when it was converted in...

Inspiration: Casa no Gerês

click thumbnails for larger picsCasa no Gerês has been featured quite a bit on architectural sites and magazines. It has also received multiple awards in recognition of its innovative design by Corr...

Sea Cliff San Francisco House: Yours for $13.9 Million

click thumbnails for larger picsWe can't begin to imagine being able to afford anything at this price, so it is hard to decide if it is worth it. In June of last year this house was on the market for...

Hindsight: Before You Bought Your Home

Buying a home is one of the most important financial decisions many of us will make in our lifetime. It is hard to fully understand the commitment when we sign the multiple pages of loan documents at ...

Top 20 Small Towns in the West
Sunset Magazine

How many city folk out there long for the quiet of a small town? If you're contemplating a move or are just interested in a weekend trip, take a look at Sunset's list of the top 20 small towns in the ...

Do You Know Your Landlord?

Our landlord is a friendly guy. Simple discussions about bathroom repairs or how to curb street noise often turn into gab-fests about the good old days or even philosophical discourse. It's great to...

Slow Home: Live Well in Turbulent Times

the den in House on Last Mountain Lake, Saskatchewan Slow Home is a movement founded by architect John Brown of Calgary. Slow Home says "We believe that our homes and neighborhoods should be healthy,...

Industrial Materials and Bold Design
The Oregonian: 11.20.08

Colin and Jaynelle Nash collaborated with green building contractors Green Hammer to design build this industrial-modern, passive-solar dream house in Estacada, Oregon, southeast of Portland....

Ideabox's Island Cottage at Seattle Home Show

At 625 square feet the Island Cottage by Ideabox is going for a small footprint, in every sense of the word. Certified by Energy Star, the prefab features energy-efficient appliances and sustainable...

Agnes Lofts
Seattle

The Agnes Lofts just happen to be in the same development as one of our favorite Italian restaurants, but that's not all the condo complex has to recommend it. Situated parallel to Capitol Hill's ma...

Pb Elemental's PC-1 House
Seattle

Pb Elemental's newest house project in Queen Anne (remember the last one we blogged about?) took us a second to get our minds wrapped around it: the walls in the main living space are made almost co...

360° Modern + Richard Corff at The Lab
Seattle

While the turn-of-the-20th-century bungalow would seem to rule in cachet around here, give us a 1950s rambler with big windows and an open floor plan any day. 360° Modern is a resource for anyone w...

Monique Lofts and Mural Project
Seattle

When we posted earlier about the colors of this mural, we had no idea of the story (and homes) behind the project. It turns out that the building is a condo project called Monique Lofts, and the res...

Good Questions: Should I Buy a Home Where a Murder Took Place?

AT:SF, What would you do? I am considering buying my first home. It is a renovated 1924 Edwardian style San Francisco flat, very charming with original details. After doing some research on the bu...