Kyle sits at the entry, where wall slats <span style="font-family: Theinhardt, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif;">“We wanted to make it feel like a surf shack. It was important to us to have a low-key, slow, easy lifestyle,” Kyle says.</span><span style="font-family: Theinhardt, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif;">made of second-hand Douglas fir cleverly conceal a built-in closet next to the mini kitchen.  </span>  Photo 7 of 10 in Budget Breakdown: Four Minnesota Housemates Turn Their Dingy Garage Into a Workspace for $26K

Budget Breakdown: Four Minnesota Housemates Turn Their Dingy Garage Into a Workspace for $26K

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Kyle sits at the entry, where wall slats made of second-hand Douglas fir cleverly conceal a built-in closet next to the mini kitchen.