Blending in with their neighbors, mullet homes cleverly conceal bold, contemporary renovations and rear additions behind historic facades. See how architects have reimagined traditional spaces while honoring heritage details in the projects below.

10. Delightful Curves Abound in This Revamped Cottage in Sydney

9. A Craftsman Bungalow in San Francisco Gets a Striking, All-Glass Rear Facade

8. This Playful Melbourne Home Embraces Its Split Personality

7. Before & After: A Victorian Cottage Expands With a Rear Addition to Accommodate a Growing Family

6. Before & After: A Pitch-Perfect Remodel Strikes Harmony in a Home Atop a Violin Shop

5. A Tumbledown Cottage in Austin Is Freshened Up and Fortified

4. Before & After: A Blighted Boarding House in Sydney Is Now an Adaptable Courtyard Home

3. A Sydney Architect Deftly Revamps a 1920s Cottage to Embrace the Garden

Jeffrey Bokey-Grant gives his family’s traditional cottage an award-winning remodel that adheres to the original footprint. The original brick worker’s cottage is estimated to have been built in the 1920s. “The house had since been victim to neglect and a series of questionable improvements over the course of its life,” says Bokey-Grant." layout="wide" credit="Add credit" photoUserId=""/>

2. A Grand Victorian Glows Like a Lantern After a Luminous Retrofit

Having fallen in love with the work of Timmins + Whyte, the couple reached out to the Melbourne-based architecture firm to help them open up their dark house with a sunny extension where they could live, cook, and gather with friends and extended family. " layout="" credit="Peter Bennetts" photoUserId=""/>

1. A London Couple Design and Build the Home of Their Dreams for Less Than $110K

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A Grand Victorian Glows Like a Lantern After a Luminous Retrofit