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  • Address to Impress
    Life at home—and where the other half lives

    From energy efficiency to earthy color palettes to man caves, it’s hard to say which home trend came first. Was it the
    egg chair or the chicken coops?

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  • Design of the Times
    Homeowners seek more personal, daring motifs in 2011

    Robert Wright, a past national president of the American Society of Interior Designers, says homeowners these days are making bolder, more personal choices that reflect a desire to stay in their homes for the long haul.

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  • Star Power
    Lean, green residential machine runs on rays

    Peder Norby is a homeowner with an amazing view—and vision. His 4,600-square-foot, Prairiestyle estate in Carlsbad, which overlooks Agua Hedionda Lagoon, generates enough solar electricity to power his home and a BMW Mini-E electric car.

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  • Back to the Cave
    Man spaces as different and 'slick' as their owners

    There were a lot of plusses that drew Russ Havens to the Kensington house he purchased with wife Judit a few years ago. But one quality far surpassed the others: its remodeled garage, the designated site for his long-awaited man cave.

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  • Growing Trend
    The benefits of organic home gardening

    Health-minded and socially conscious San Diegans are following the lead of First Lady Michelle Obama…

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  • Make Your Move
    All over the county, the time is right for first-time home-buyers

    We all know someone who’s a little on-the-fence when it comes to taking the plunge into home ownership. Can you blame them?

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