Budget Breakdown: With $312K, They Made a Worn-Down Midcentury “Feel Like a Tree House”

"When we’re getting ready for bed and I’m brushing my teeth, I can look up at the skylight and see the moon peeking out above the trees," Andrea says. The backsplash pairs shiny Kohler plumbing with vertical Zia tiles. The kitchen and bath fixtures totaled $2,500. And even though there were surprisingly no cracks in the decades-old foundation, the team spent $20,000 cutting into it for the new layout’s plumbing.