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From bookshelves to room dividers, these vintage furnishings perfectly balance function with flair.

In some sense, the kitchen is the center of the home—a warm, cozy spot where everyone tends to gather.

A family discovers the joys of DIY design—and muddy feet—in their home made up of distinct pods that blends harmoniously with its...

Built for $200,000 and lowered into place by crane, a compact cargotecture office perfectly slots into an architect’s backyard.

A petite outbuilding is exactly what a couple needed for their Seattle property.

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From DIY to custom built, see examples of how the common backyard shed can be transformed into a relaxing and creative space.

An inspiring renovation gives new life to a San Francisco family's old, unused garage.

Nestled in the backyard of a Toronto home, this architect’s self-designed work studio is an experiment gone right.

A musician-and-seamstress couple commission a shared workspace in their elegant garden.

Architect Lloyd Russell’s design for this desert getaway passively mitigates the elements with a utilitarian solution, turning a...

When Carly and Brad Moeller were searching for a new home in the Ravenswood Manor neighborhood of Chicago, they came across a...

Harrison Design creates a dreamy work studio for screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan’s home in Arlington, Virginia.

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Once a dilapidated garage, this flexible garden studio in Seattle now serves as an all-weather hub for a mother and daughter.

Alternative materials help a house in California’s wine country tread lightly on the land.

Studio Hagen Hall added a rooftop suite and finished each level with a blend of timber, clay, concrete, and green quartzite.

Just think what you could do with a 120-square-foot studio in your backyard.

Located in a 1930s building in Prague, Czech Republic, this four-bedroom apartment has a bright nook, hidden study desk, and...

Cleverly repurposing an existing garage, this flexible space in Santa Monica, California, allows the pair to work, recharge, and...

The 195-square-foot, shingled studio includes a library, reading nook, and workstation—and it’s DIY inside and out.

With an arch motif, cozy interiors, and parapets resembling perfectly coiffed egg whites, the ADU by designer Ben Warwas and...

Originally built in 1927, the four-bedroom residence in Atwater Village has been recently spruced up.

A San Francisco landscape designer finds a small-space solution that’s anything but narrow-minded.

Budapest design studio POSITION Collective employs clever storage solutions, including a wardrobe rack, modular walls, and a...

From prefab pods to cozy cabins, these backyard offices make working from home a breeze.

Webster Wilson designs a cedar-wrapped ADU in Portland, Oregon, for a grandmother and her visiting grandchildren.

Ancient and emerging technologies promise sustainable answers to water shortages.

After four years and three phases of renovation, this loft went from a cozy home for three to a spacious and refined dwelling for...

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An attractive shipping container house shows the benefits of prefab living.

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