Budget Breakdown: An Oregon Designer Turns a Quonset Hut Into a Guesthouse for $345K
Marie Saldivar’s experimental metal-clad dwelling is the perfect place to host family—and proof of concept for her new prefab company.
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"I always take on a bit too much," says Marie Saldivar, which, it quickly becomes apparent, feels like an understatement. Speaking from inside a guest suite she recently added to her property in Sisters, Oregon, Marie explains how she’s balancing a full-time job selling real estate and managing her new prefab homebuilding company, Steel Hut, all after having her first child just three weeks ago.
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Grace Bernard
Grace Bernard is a freelance writer and editorial strategist based in Los Angeles where she covers architecture, design, culture, and travel. Reach out: www.gracebernard.com
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