The Tuff Shed, which has humbly sheltered lawnmowers and bikes in suburban backyards for decades, is becoming a new summer Pinterest project for a small but proud group of DIY homeowners. Custom sheds ...

The coronavirus pandemic is driving homeowners to figure out how to expand their homes as kitchens, bedrooms and dining rooms have become business offices, school rooms, hair salons and play rooms.

OAKLAND — Lezett Maurice Watkins, who spent the past three months living in a lean-to beneath a West Oakland overpass, is apprehensive about where his next move will take him — into an experimental, ...