O2 Treehouse is known for crafting fantastical escapes, likes this new J.R.R Tolkien–inspired backyard retreat.

Those vintage candy dishes you see in stores are handy for more than just holding, well, candy. There are ways to repurpose ...

they can be expensive to build. These backyard homes, called accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, are small housing units ranging from 150 square feet to 1,200 square feet, depending on where you live.

After we cut down aging trees in our Guilderland yard, a northern flicker tried to build a shelter in the trim of our home.

Before making plans for a small dwelling for one or two people in your backyard, check your state and local ordinances ... has a definitive guide regarding ADUs. If you can build, the next ...

If neither of those are challenging enough for you, you’ve got time on your hands, or you want to house more than just yourself, we love the idea of building a village of small treehouses ...

So, if you plan on having four chickens, you need to build or buy a coop that is at least 16 square feet ... they can also create safety issues for you and your family, along with any small pets you ...

Just two days after Election Day, Maggie Mosher, a retired history teacher based in San Jose, California, began setting up ...

Another first: These are the first six-plexes built on single-dwelling lots, newly allowed by Portland’s 2022 Residential ...

So, Wood and his wife took out a home-equity loan on their new house ... backyard cottages when underwriting mortgages — a move that agency executives claimed would help homeowners build wealth ...