After losing two loved ones in the same year, a mother and her adult daughter look for a fresh start and move from Oklahoma to Atlanta. Mom wants something near downtown close to the action, but her daughter prefers a place out in the country.

After twenty years of working on homes, a Seattle contractor and his wife search for a family vacation home in sunny Palm Springs, California. He wants to go all out on a true midcentury modern, but she prefers a Spanish style with a lower price tag.