On the Homefront

Breaking stories on home improvement and real estate tied to our communities

Network Finally Gets a Break!
2026 year of respite coincides with Eichler Network head’s retirement after 32-year run
New Book: Present-Day Twist
Upcoming coffee-table hardcover to roll out visual tour of ‘Eichler Homes Today’
Wally Fields: Eichlerholic
Remembering the avid Eichler ambassador, his creative spirit and often-zany demeanor
Lots to Love on the Inside
Ten tried-and-true ways to honor your Eichler’s authentic modernist interior
Peninsula Gem on the Edge
After rescuing their home from teardown, Ladera couple hopes to save the day again
Thanksgiving Décor and More
Mid-century modern stylings that embellish holiday tables with color, patterns and joy
Awakening that Look of Love
Ten ways to revitalize your Eichler exterior in the true-blue tradition of Joe the builder
What Tranquility Is All About
Altadena’s alluring ‘Boulder Crest’—where Arts and Crafts meets mid-century modern
Time Capsule with Pedigree
Architect Richard Neutra’s Hailey House—Hollywood Hills timeless treasure for sale
Let the Creep Shows Begin!
From Terra Linda to Granada Hills—twisted Halloween hauntings rise up from the dead
‘House-sized Art’ of Dreams
First time on market, Harry Gesner Malibu design embraces sea, sand—and paradise
Eyeing a Santa Rosa Gem
Surrounded by nature and seasoned with a pinch of Wright, Mexico and magical glass
Our ‘2025 Directory’ Revisited
Print copies sold out—but online ‘flip-book’ still spotlights 125 companies in the know
Bernard Maybeck Connection
Lovely Berkeley Hills MCM now on market boasts ties to legendary Bay Area architect
House ‘Jack in the Box’ Built
Fast-food restaurant founder’s striking San Diego architectural home goes up for sale
Modernism Week Fall Edition
Celebrating golden era greats who helped make Palm Springs a modernist destination
'Cats of Brutalism' Goes Wild!
Fetching felines give Brutalist architecture second chance with flirtatious poses galore
‘What They’re Doing in There’
Behind the Eames Institute’s plan to make the Birkenstock building a world-class site
Idyllic SoCal Retreat for Sale
Buff, Straub and Hensman’s mid-century time capsule a ‘testament to the architects’
Erving House Shines on
Known for her Spanish Colonial, architect Lutah Maria Riggs scored with modern too