Home Sweet Cabin

Food Network star Tyler Florence and his family call a creekside 1926 Craftsman bungalow in Mill Valley. The "sweet little cabin in the woods" has become a sanctuary from Florence's life as a celebrity chef. Plus: Vote for your favorite local home and garden businesses on BayList.

Design Beat Room vignettes at Limn; goodbye to architect William Albert Lanier; and more.

Two's The Charm
Home additions don't have to be a part of the original — they can be stand-alone buildings.

For History, People Enid Sales affected lives, as well as the buildings she fought to preserve.

That Berkeley Look
Who's the man behind Berkeley Bowl, the Rose Grocery project and the city's new Read Building?

Cool It Now Austrian design student wins prize for his Flatshare fridge.

A Cabin Is Not A Shack
There is nothing musty, creaky, saggy or squeaky about the new cabin culture.

Readers Share The Chronicle asks what "home for the holidays" means to you.

Your Ecological House
Make sure furnaces are running efficiently.

Around The House Setting a holiday table | De Young Museum crafts fair | Tradeway Furniture Outlet closing | EasyBloom Sensor

Sweat Equity
Ways to stop annoying "water hammer." Q&A.

It's A Wash Experts offer tips on how to make your clothes and bedding last longer.

Rent Watch
Late fee was a little on the excessive side. Q&A.

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Pick Of The Week Wood anemones flourish in cool climate, damp soil.

Going Daffy In Oakland
Come spring, a section of Fruitvale Avenue will become a daffodil-filled corridor.

Golden Gate Gardener Urban farmers ask: Where are my avocados?

The Dirt
Landscape designers use native plants and natural hydrologic processes in Walnut Creek.

Green Is Gold Ireland's most famous park, St. Stephen's Green, grows from medieval days.

Ask The Bugman
Special equipment seeks out termites in walls. Q&A.

Digger's Journals Dogs with a nose for scat answer the call of nature.

Henry The Libertarian
This rooster isn't interested in staying dry in the henhouse.

The Unsung Hero Robert Royston, who died in September, helped invent and define modern landscape architecture.

Eco-Boy Relax — La-Z-Boy makes getting comfy totally green.

Cut Your Grocery Costs
With BOGO, peelies and Catalinas. Grocery Game's Teri Gault explains.

Legacy Of Craft Cottage Table Co.'s artisan tradition continues.

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Shelter Dogs Find A Friend
Give a Dog a Bone is a nonprofit enrichment program devoted to improving the quality of lives for long-term shelter dogs.

Ask The Vet
Why is their dog waking up early for a bathroom break and water?

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