Self-published children's author AJ Angsley was just starting to get her name out in Irvine, California, when a job opportunity for her husband Justin came up in England. They've decided to leave the suburbs and look for a city apartment in Islington, a family-friendly borough of London. As a stay-at-home mom, AJ wants a spacious place where she can comfortably write and raise their 2-year-old daughter Abigail. Until AJ can build a bigger audience, Justin's salary is their steadiest income stream, so finding a place that will ease his budget worries and meet her sizable space standards will be a tall order for real estate agent Richard Blanco.
David and Chenoa are excited to tackle their first manufactured home in Paradise, CA, because if they get it right, it could open up a new revenue stream. However, unfamiliar territory comes with unfamiliar problems as they try to add rustic-glam touches to the dated 1970s space.
The Cabin Masters pay tribute to an entomologist and late matriarch of an amazing legacy in West Gardiner, Maine, by restoring two rustic cabins on her 113-acre Wakefield Wildlife Sanctuary. With a budget of $35,000, they restore the cabins by adding composting toilets, hand pumps to pull water from the nearby stream, as well as propane heaters and cook stoves.
A young Southern California couple has grown tired of enduring hours in the traffic just to reach indoor rock-climbing gyms and is ready to move to sunny Tucson, Arizona, where the city is surrounded by mountains they can climb any day of the year. They're also looking forward to hosting a steady stream of friends and family from their native Canada, so they'll need ample guest quarters and an outdoor living space with a great pool. Luckily Tucson is still a town where great deals can be found if you're willing to put in the work and their real estate agent is ready to comb the hills to find the perfect rock-climber's retreat.
This empty lot, filled with chunks of broken concrete, gets a Country French makeover. First the huge yard becomes private with the installation of a 6 ft fence and 2 additional feet of lattice. Three destination hard scapes are created. One has a fire feature. A new redwood bridge connects the other two spaces. The bridge crosses a custom built waterfall and stream. Unique raised redwood planter boxes are built and planted with organic vegetables.
Pediatrician Bryan works in the hospital where President Obama was born, and his wife, Chui, works for the U.S. Geological Survey. They love their current location of Manoa Valley, on the island of Oahu. Unfortunately, a lot of other house hunters love the neighborhood too, so even with a million dollar budget finding a bigger home with a garage won't be easy. Making the search even harder are doctor Bryan's range of health-related aversions like germ filled grout, and Chui's eclectic range of deal breakers. At 5'1' she is fed up with high counters in any room, and her work with water sources means no houses near streams! Can they find their dream home without leaving the neighborhood they love?
Animal lovers move to Oahu and need a pet-friendly home that can accommodate their two dogs, two cats and a steady stream of friends and family. Then, a Florida couple that's eager for a change makes the Big Island of Hawaii their permanent home.
The building team ventures into a small Massachusetts town for a family's backwoods tiny house project. Incorporating the natural elements of its surroundings, the home features a wall of glass windows, a clear cathedral ceiling and a stream flowing beneath its decks.
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