The image of impoverished writers, starving for their art and living in garrets, predated the era of Paris as a city of garrets tucked under mansard roofs. Garrets were attic living spaces — hot in ...

Dear James: We have decided on the floor plan for our new house, but now must select a roof style. How do we go about determining what style of roof is best? -- Steve F. Dear Steve: There really is ...

Question: We have decided on the floor plan for our new house, but now must select a roof style. How do we go about determining what style of roof is best? Answer: There really is not one “best” roof ...

Here in Santa Barbara, our city’s list of Designated Structures of Merit indicates that Queen Anne–style homes were built here from 1873 to 1910. Many of these homes have two stories. One-story Queen ...