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Kelly Dawson is a writer in Los Angeles who has been contributing to Dwell's print and online publications since 2015. Follow her on Instagram @kellydawsonwrites.

Before & After: This Sunny San Diego Revamp Shows the Power of Paint
Designer Raili Clasen forges through a challenging loan process to salvage a rundown property—saving its bocce court in the...
Two Friends Started This Prefab Company to Beat the Weather and Build Homes Year Round
Collective Homes makes everything from ADUs to single-family residences using a panelized system that can be put together come...
Tini Living Makes Tweakable Steel-Framed ADUs That Start at $38K
Spanish architects Ignacio de la Vega and Pilar Cano Lasso’s prefabs are already certified in California, New York, and...
In the Foothills of the Andes, a Ceramicist Fires Up a Creative Retreat
Hebra Arquitectos uses charred timber and local stone to craft an elemental home that blends into its rugged setting.
This Prefab Builder Uses the Same System to Build Floating Homes and More Traditional Residences
SysHaus relies on a patented metal framework to create customizable designs that start at $260 per square foot.
Prefab Builder Pluspuu Makes New and Improved Log Cabins Starting at $175K
The Finnish company’s models come as a kit of parts made from engineered lumber that stack together like a 3D puzzle.
These $31K Micro Cabins Are Light Enough to Be Dropped Into Place by a Helicopter
Finnish firm Studio Puisto imagined the prefabs for hoteliers setting up off-grid retreats and homeowners wanting one for their...
More Tent Than Cabin, Jupe’s $25K Prefabs Don’t Require Permitting
The flat-pack structures were designed to be easily deployed, a feature that makes them as suited for glamping as it does to aid...
You Can Vanish Into the Woods With These $125K Mirrored Prefabs
ÖÖD House covers its tiny homes in floor-to-ceiling reflective panels that make them disappear into their setting.
This California ADU Builder Minimizes Waste by Taking a Whole-Tree Approach
Masaya Homes’ $50K prefabs are made of teak that’s sustainably farmed in Nicaragua.
Before & After: In the East Bay, a Tumbledown Midcentury Turns Over a New Leaf
On a Piedmont hillside, Regan Baker Design and TGH Architects revitalize a 1947 home built around a massive tipu tipu tree.
Two Friends Started This Prefab Company Where the Cabins Come on Wheels
Bivvi delivers customizable A-frames on trailers. At $33,000, its new Base Camp model comes with even more options.
Ready for a Fresh Coat of Paint? Check Out the Top Colors of 2024
We ask leading brands to share the shades they nominated as next year’s “it” hue—and how to use them in your home.
Before & After: Every Day Is Summer Camp at This Groovy, ’70s-Inspired Cabin
Form & Field cheers up a dated mountain home with punchy tile, adult-sized bunk beds, and plenty of cork.
This Los Angeles ADU Builder Says It Can Add a Home to Your Backyard in Nine Months
Prefab company Cover offers turnkey projects by handling permitting, installation, and everything in between.
In England, a Couple Build a Serene Backyard Home for Aging in Place
With accessibility and sustainability top of mind, architect Oliver Leech designs a garden dwelling that brings a family closer...
This Supersized Cabin in a Colorado Ski Town Brings Three Generations Together
Architect Susan Conger-Austin expanded on the idea of a modest mountain home by playing with scale and the all-black aesthetic.
They Made a New Life in Australia, and Built a Family Home That Merges Past and Present
A couple from India gives their brick residence heritage touches that remind them of where they started and how far they’ve come.
A Surprising Venice Beach A-Frame Reaches Its Peak Potential
Following a renovation that better connected it to the outdoors, designer Katie Gebhardt punched it up with a West Coast palette.
These Pint-Size Prefab Cabins Are Now Available in the USA Starting at $37K
A family in Latvia built this idyllic country retreat with three tiny homes from My Cabin, a European builder with a new facility...
Planning to Paint? Consider This Your “2023 Color of the Year” Cheat Sheet
New year, new hue—we speak to six brands about the shades that’ll be big in the coming months.
Before & After: A Choppy San Francisco Home Finds Its Flow After a Mullet Renovation
Malcolm Davis Architecture helps a family roll back years of hodgepodge additions while opening the rear facade to the garden.
Budget Breakdown: An Architect Reimagines a Ramshackle Catskills Cabin for $170K
After discovering a rough-and-tumble 1959 getaway, Drew Stuart sets about polishing it up with period-appropriate fixtures and...
A Los Angeles Director’s Garage Is Recast as an ADU With a Screening Room
With playful portholes and head-to-toe plywood, the new studio gives Wash Westmoreland a place to write, relax, and watch films.
A Couple Carve Open a Working Sonoma Farmhouse to Savor the Surrounding Fields
“When the kitchen’s glass doors are open, it feels like you’re cooking in the vineyard,” says architect Christie Tyreus.
Budget Breakdown: A Couple Roll Up Their Sleeves to Revamp a Colorado A-Frame for $164K
Amy Pigliacampo and Corey Szopinski brave snow, fire, and falling trees as they transform a ’70s cabin into a Scandinavian-style...
A Santiago Couple Build Four Cabins—and a New Life—in Chile’s Lakes District
Leaving the bustling city behind, a psychologist and an engineer start over with a set of rentable retreats clad in reclaimed...
Before & After: A SoCal Surfer’s Choppy Kitchen Catches a New Wave
Designer Lisa Carolla streamlines her space for post-beach bites, communal cooking, and everyday living in Encinitas.
Before & After: A Storied Midcentury Home Begins a New Chapter on Its 70th Anniversary
Architect Robert Swatt sets out to preserve a classic John Carl Warnecke house while carrying it into the present.
This Revamped Seattle Midcentury Is a “Riff on the Original Melody”
Cast Architecture tunes up a 1955 home’s finishes and flow while allowing its classic details to sing.
Before & After: A Rural Home on the California Coast Exudes Simplicity in Materials and Mindset
A new addition makes it possible for kids to have their own space, while still being close to their parents.
A Designer Peels Back Layers of Linoleum and Shag Carpet to Rescue a ’60s A-Frame
This Donner Lake cabin by Holly Snow Hollenbeck makes the grade with swervy furniture, clever built-ins, and terrazzo galore.
An Australian Family’s Farmhouse Reflects the Splendor of Its Surroundings
A young couple seek to maximize livability and sustainability amidst the rolling hills and vineyards of the Piccadilly Valley.
A Young Couple Enliven a Viennese Apartment With Vivid Tile and Clever Cabinetry
It was no small feat to hoist 6,000 pounds of zellige into this rooftop home—but the result was worth the lift.
A Seattle Inventor’s Home Does Double Duty as a Working Laboratory
Designed by Olson Kundig, this experimental residence is a testament to teamwork, sustainability, and a willingness to tinker...
A Los Angeles Home Reaches Its Peak Potential With Floor-to-Ceiling Views
Kolbe Windows & Doors gives a midcentury house a fresh outlook on its surroundings.
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