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Los Angeles, CA - October 01, 2026: Lisa Akey and Blake Steury pose for a portrait outside of their home in Atwater Village on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. Actress Lisa Akey and husband Blake Steury, who works for a LED technical group, bought a charming 1916 Craftsman in Atwater Village in 2024 and proceeded to make it better. The two love working together on projects and have updated the three bedroom home and ADU in a variety of ways, including adding a pergola, bricks in the backyard and landscaping. The main home features classic Craftsman details including original custom woodwork, living room w/ fireplace, dining area with built-in cabinetry and desk. (Kayla Bartkowski / Los Angeles Times)
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They left the suburbs for a 1916 Craftsman with an ADU in a walkable L.A. neighborhood

Lisa Akey and Blake Steury traded their five-bedroom house in Canyon Country for a Craftsman bungalow in Atwater Village, updating it with thrifted finds, family heirlooms and their own designs.

North Hollywood, CA - August 13, 2026: Sam Donnelly's Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) at her home in on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026 in North Hollywood, CA. Mercantile and Merchant builder and "America's Got Talent" executive producer Sam Donnelly loved her North Hollywood home - which she designed and built - but hated her 700-square foot ADU, which she described as "ugly and modern." But after building her home, she didn't have money leftover to revamp the ADU. (Kayla Bartkowski / Los Angeles Times)
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How a Hollywood showrunner transformed an ‘ugly’ stucco box into the ADU of her dreams

IDYLLWILD-CA-JUNE 28, 2018: The home of Catherine and Michael Donovan and their two children Tate, 7, and Bon, 4, in Idyllwild is photographed on Thursday, June 28, 2018. The family moved from Silver Lake two years ago. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)

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Los Angeles, CA - September 09, 2026: Roger Herman poses for a portrait at his home and studio in Solano Canyon on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. Roger lives and works in a Frederick Fisher-designed space in Solano Canyon, a small neighborhood tucked beside downtown L.A. (Kayla Bartkowski / Los Angeles Times)
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He had an L.A. home and studio built for $150,000 in 1985. It’s still a work of art

Indie folk musicians Deena Robertson and Austin Bisnow

How a Topanga A-frame became a haven for healing, nature and music

Glendale, CA - August 04: Morgan Jordan poses for a portrait inside her home on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026 in Glendale, CA. Jordan gains inspiration from parts of the world she's travelled and her work as an art director and wardrobe stylist. (Kayla Bartkowski / Los Angeles Times)

This L.A. stylist created a chic bohemian bungalow for herself and her three-legged cat

Los Angeles, CA - July 24: Joshua Leibner and Katherine Henninger transformed the only buildable space on their steep Eagle Rock property into a 400-square-foot ADU perched above their garage and is seen here on Friday, July 24, 2026, in Los Angeles, Calif. Though construction ultimately cost nearly $500,000, far beyond their expectations, the couple sees the architecturally ambitious space as both a work of art and a future source of rental income. (Dania Maxwell/ For The Times)
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A compact ADU built on a dramatic ridgeline ‘floats’ over L.A. and its Midcentury neighbor

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