The Buellton Library has reopened in its new home, a converted house at the former Willemsen Dairy site. The fireplace and wooden beams from the house remain with new furniture and rows of shelves.

Cladding a fireplace in a flammable material might sound dangerous, but that’s exactly what interior designer Dane Austin did in the Logan Circle condo he made over last fall for a bachelor client.

This is what dreams are made of. A thrilled wife has shared photos of a library room her husband built inside their new home. ‘My husband built me a library room,’ she shared in a Facebook group. ‘I’m ...