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Budget Breakdown: In Texas, a Designer Clears Out His Overgrown Backyard to Build a $318K Studio
Budget Breakdown: In Texas, a Designer Clears Out His Overgrown Backyard to Build a $318K Studio
Isaac French designs and constructs a 568-square-foot dwelling complete with an office, art studio, kitchenette, and sleeping loft.
By Grace Bernard
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Ample Creates Prefab Shelters and Saunas Inspired by Australian Sheds
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A designer couple collaborate on a breakneck, six-month remodel to ready their 1910 home for their new baby.

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