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Budget Breakdown: Two Designers Lean on Friends to Build a $740K Home During The Pandemic
When construction was slated to start in March of 2020, Kyle Hovenkotter and Tiffany Rattray relied on common materials and loved ones to get the job done.
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Kyle Hovenkotter and Tiffany Rattray had been living in New York City for a decade when they stubbornly accepted an all-too-familiar fact: they couldn’t afford to buy a home.
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Kelly Dawson
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Kelly Dawson is a writer in Los Angeles who has been contributing to Dwell's print and online publications since 2015. Follow her on Instagram @kellydawsonwrites.
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