Meet Palo Verde's Eichlers

Here, in Palo Alto, longtime traditions and bigger-than-life figures left their mark

Classic California Couples

Mid-century artists who doubled down as partners in love and lifework

Return to the Plastic Age

From Tupperware to transistor radios—plastic as a mid-century craze gone crazy

Dig Those Atrium Gardens!

Design tips and prime plants for landscaping your home's heavenly core

Home Improvement

Eichler Windows and Doors
Windows, windows everywhere: the pride and peril of life in a house with all that glass
Quake-Up Call
Protecting home and family with reinforcements and supplies to safely survive the 'big one' coming our way
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Neighborhoods

Sweet Sixteen
Neighbors build friendships and retain a distinctive rural feeling along Monte Sereno’s tranquil Eichler cul-de-sac
Two with a View
Often misunderstood, Eichler’s original two-story homes are a rare breed that startle some, but surely please their owners
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Lifestyle

Out of this World
From his Streng home studio, visionary artist Justin Wood explores the fascinating, fearsome melding of man and machine
Space to Grow
Mid-century modern homes continue to make it easy for kids to run free, enjoy nature and dream
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