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Budget Breakdown: A Writer Adds a $239K Backyard Unit to John Prine’s Former Record Label Offices

Budget Breakdown: A Writer Adds a $239K Backyard Unit to John Prine’s Former Record Label Offices

They Built Their Home Around a Grove of Ancient Stumps in the Washington Woods

They Built Their Home Around a Grove of Ancient Stumps in the Washington Woods

Before & After: An Aussie Farmhouse That Was a “Little Tired” Gets a Joyful Makeover

Before & After: An Aussie Farmhouse That Was a “Little Tired” Gets a Joyful Makeover

Before & After: A Flooded Basement Kicked Off a Family’s Whole-Home Renovation in Montana

Before & After: A Flooded Basement Kicked Off a Family’s Whole-Home Renovation in Montana

Rental Revamp: She Gave Her West Hollywood Chateau the Princess Treatment

Rental Revamp: She Gave Her West Hollywood Chateau the Princess Treatment

Budget Breakdown: It Took One Tree and $319K to Turn This Ranch House Into a Walnut Wonderland

Budget Breakdown: It Took One Tree and $319K to Turn This Ranch House Into a Walnut Wonderland

Construction Diary: She Envisioned a Dome Home—Then Made It a Reality Outside Joshua Tree

Construction Diary: She Envisioned a Dome Home—Then Made It a Reality Outside Joshua Tree

Before & After: There’s a Hidden Meadow at the Heart of This Wabi-Sabi D.C. Home

Before & After: There’s a Hidden Meadow at the Heart of This Wabi-Sabi D.C. Home

A Surprising Material Makes This Singapore Apartment Feel Like a Park

A Surprising Material Makes This Singapore Apartment Feel Like a Park

My House: She Custom Made More Than 1,000 Kitchen Tiles for Her Austin Renovation

My House: She Custom Made More Than 1,000 Kitchen Tiles for Her Austin Renovation

In Los Angeles, Senior Housing Is Keeping One Neighborhood Alive

In Los Angeles, Senior Housing Is Keeping One Neighborhood Alive

Before & After: A Surprising Home Springs Up in a Basic Barcelona Storefront

Before & After: A Surprising Home Springs Up in a Basic Barcelona Storefront

Budget Breakdown: After a $322K Revamp, an Australian Beach House Fends Off Flooding

Budget Breakdown: After a $322K Revamp, an Australian Beach House Fends Off Flooding

There’s No Front Door at This Family Home Outside Barcelona

There’s No Front Door at This Family Home Outside Barcelona

Budget Breakdown: An Architect Couple Revamp a “Horror Show” for $191K

Budget Breakdown: An Architect Couple Revamp a “Horror Show” for $191K

Before & After: She Pivoted a “Corporate” Apartment Into a Cozy, Wood-Wrapped Home

Before & After: She Pivoted a “Corporate” Apartment Into a Cozy, Wood-Wrapped Home

Before & After: How an Ugly Den Became an Enviable Sunken Living Room in a Family’s Texas Midcentury

Before & After: How an Ugly Den Became an Enviable Sunken Living Room in a Family’s Texas Midcentury

Budget Breakdown: An Aussie Architect Builds a Beach House With Million-Dollar Views for $270K

Budget Breakdown: An Aussie Architect Builds a Beach House With Million-Dollar Views for $270K

Before & After: In Spain, an Architect Restores an Iconic Home Built by His Grandparents

Before & After: In Spain, an Architect Restores an Iconic Home Built by His Grandparents

Budget Breakdown: A $1.1M Prefab Gives a Divorcée a Fresh Start in Midcoast Maine

Budget Breakdown: A $1.1M Prefab Gives a Divorcée a Fresh Start in Midcoast Maine

Rental Revamp: After a Breakup, an L.A. Artist Goes Bachelor Mode on a Funky Basement Flat

Rental Revamp: After a Breakup, an L.A. Artist Goes Bachelor Mode on a Funky Basement Flat

Before & After: You’d Never Guess This Tiny Oasis Is in the Middle of São Paulo

Before & After: You’d Never Guess This Tiny Oasis Is in the Middle of São Paulo

Before & After: An L.A. Music Producer’s Latest Collab? Turning a Midcentury Into His Family Home

Before & After: An L.A. Music Producer’s Latest Collab? Turning a Midcentury Into His Family Home

Budget Breakdown: This $250K Prefab Cabin Is an Ode to the Finnish Sauna

Budget Breakdown: This $250K Prefab Cabin Is an Ode to the Finnish Sauna

Almost Every Furnishing in This Multigenerational Flat Was Designed From Scratch

Almost Every Furnishing in This Multigenerational Flat Was Designed From Scratch

The Green Roof on Their Icelandic Cabin Blends With the Forest Floor

The Green Roof on Their Icelandic Cabin Blends With the Forest Floor

Budget Breakdown: A Butter-Yellow, Swooped-Roof Houston Home Gets a Secret Addition for $507K

Budget Breakdown: A Butter-Yellow, Swooped-Roof Houston Home Gets a Secret Addition for $507K

Before & After: In Albania, Two Sisters Turn a Ruin Into Twin Seaside Apartments

Before & After: In Albania, Two Sisters Turn a Ruin Into Twin Seaside Apartments

Before & After: She Renovated Her Austin Home With an Unusually Specific Aesthetic

Before & After: She Renovated Her Austin Home With an Unusually Specific Aesthetic

Budget Breakdown: They Built a Net-Positive Home in the Hamptons for $3.2 Million

Budget Breakdown: They Built a Net-Positive Home in the Hamptons for $3.2 Million

A Golden Thread Runs Through This Sydney Apartment Revamp

A Golden Thread Runs Through This Sydney Apartment Revamp

Budget Breakdown: They Turned a Backyard Shed Into an Aging-in-Place Guest Suite for $140K

Budget Breakdown: They Turned a Backyard Shed Into an Aging-in-Place Guest Suite for $140K

Before & After: They Raised the Roof to Unlock Their Midcentury’s Peak Potential

Before & After: They Raised the Roof to Unlock Their Midcentury’s Peak Potential

Budget Breakdown: You’d Never Guess This Serene Family Home Was a Marijuana Grow House

Budget Breakdown: You’d Never Guess This Serene Family Home Was a Marijuana Grow House

Construction Diary: How a California Designer Crafted His New Family Home—On Top of Their First Home

Construction Diary: How a California Designer Crafted His New Family Home—On Top of Their First Home

Before & After: Three Creative Sisters Team Up to Remodel Their Mom’s Forever Home

Before & After: Three Creative Sisters Team Up to Remodel Their Mom’s Forever Home

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