This updated, expanded Craftsman home from Sears was probably built using the 1915 Bandon kit. The four-bedroom house features the original long-leaf pine floors, built-ins, and wavy-glass windows; 12 stained-glass windows; a double-sided brick fireplace; an eat-in chef's kitchen; a full primary suite; and a marble-tiled laundry.
A two-story Cape Cod–style addition turned this 1931 Maplewood Tudor cottage into a five-bedroom house. The home has a big modern kitchen; the new wing features high ceilings, glass walls, the primary suite, and a sunken living room.
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Another Craftsman home, this Vallonia model dates to 1930. The expanded three-bedroom house features wood floors, crown molding, arched doorways, and a three-sided fireplace; a renovated gourmet kitchen; and an added mud room, laundry, and extra bathroom.
This 1927 Craftsman bungalow was likely built from one of the catalog's Clyde models. The four-bedroom house has retro '50s interiors, with pastel color schemes, room-dividing columns and pony walls, a wood-burning fireplace, a big cottage-style eat-in kitchen, a dining area with built-ins, and a Mamie Eisenhower pink-tiled bath.
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Built on the Clyde 9030 plan in the 1920s, this three-bedroom Craftsman received additions in the '50s and was further expanded and remodeled in the 2010s. The home features glass-fronted wood built-ins, tapered columns, coffered ceilings, and a fireplace; a chef's kitchen with apron sink and bar; and a dining room with French doors to the outside.
Originally built in 1910, probably from Sears' kit model 147, this farmhouse-style home has since been completely revamped. The two-bedroom house in Tombstone Canyon has new hardwood floors; a window framing a canyon wall; a refreshed kitchen with granite counters; tiled baths, one with a 1930s clawfoot tub; and a wraparound deck overlooking the wooded neighborhood.
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