Budget Breakdown: This $153K Garage Retrofit Is the “Taj Mahal of ADUs”
A puzzle-box transforming wall, a cathedral-like ceiling, and natural light galore—is this a rental unit or a palace?
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What do you call it when a couple with an underutilized three-car garage accidentally find themselves at dinner with an architect specializing in ADU design? A meet-cute? Kismet? Opportunity? While the specific terminology may be subject to interpretation, there’s really only one word for Ross and Shannon Lohr’s newly renovated guesthouse: ingenious.
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Stacey McLachlan
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Stacey McLachlan is an award-winning writer and magazine editor living and working in British Columbia, Canada.