Before & After: Once a Dingy Garage, This Charming Casita Is a Love Letter to Texas
Packed with personality, the retooled shed might just be the cutest little ADU in the state.
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When Texan Amanda Pounds and her husband, Adam Amparan, bought their home in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas, the standalone garage at the back of the property was a major selling point. "I originally planned for my one-and-a-half-ton printing press to live in the space," says Amanda, a graphic designer. The couple both have various artistic pursuits and are deeply embedded in their local creative community, so they envisioned a studio space in the 400-square-foot garage.
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Lauren Gallow
Dwell Contributor
Lauren Gallow is a Seattle-based design writer and editor. Formerly an in-house writer for Olson Kundig, she holds an MA in Art & Architectural History from UCSB.