The impetus to remodel is not always about trendy bathroom tile or increased property values.

A dogged bungalow owner tackles her own kitchen design. Goal: That $100,000 look for half the price.

Part 1: Preliminary Digging Before remodeling, consumers would be wise to find out two things: What will they be permitted to do and what makes sense from a resale point of view?

A trip to some of California’s renowned historic sites inspires a couple with missionary zeal. They decide it’s time to convert.

If the scenic patch of bluff at the far end of San Pedro’s Point Fermin had been stable, the vacant and vandalized 1914 Craftsman cottage that Bill Roberts and his partners renovated a few years ago might have ended up as wood chips on the bottom of some landfill, making way for new construction.