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Estudillo Estates is a 10-minute drive from my house. A favorite Saturday morning includes a walk through this leafy neighborhood,...

Armed with booster shots and plenty of masks, John & Jim left San Francisco for glorious Italy in late September, 2021. Part of their 6...

A few weeks ago, we looked at Jennifer & Javier's new interior in sunny San Jose, California. Then, as they were "in for a penny, in for...

True confession. Since I started binging on home remodeling shows, I could have built a house. I've watch almost every interior design...

Notes on the Remodel of a Small San Francisco Kitchen At the beginning of 2010, my husband and I finally decided to remodel the kitchen...

Hey house, you had me at pea gravel. Looking at listings in my old Portland (OR) neighborhood, I stumbled upon this 1928 traditional...

Originally published in July, 2020. Updated in May, 2021. OK, I'll admit it. I've fallen a little in love with the idea of a beach...

Right about now, travel for fun is highly discouraged. So why does that make me yearn for an adventure? Here, in Oakland, we have rain...

I'm a big fan of Pinterest, so when Sally invited me to a Pinterest "event" at their San Francisco headquarters last weekend, I was all...

Sometimes the best "staycations" are unexpected. We live just 25 minutes (via BART) from San Francisco's Union Square but it's been 7...