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To Fend Off the Desert Heat, Two Architects Gave Their Arizona Midcentury a Second Skin

To Fend Off the Desert Heat, Two Architects Gave Their Arizona Midcentury a Second Skin

Budget Breakdown: This Southern California Home Is Technically an ADU—and It Started as a Garage

Budget Breakdown: This Southern California Home Is Technically an ADU—and It Started as a Garage

Budget Breakdown: With $94K, They Turned Their Cracked Concrete L.A. Backyard Into a Serene Meadow

Budget Breakdown: With $94K, They Turned Their Cracked Concrete L.A. Backyard Into a Serene Meadow

In Mexico, Three Generations of Family Set Down Roots With a Wooded Compound

In Mexico, Three Generations of Family Set Down Roots With a Wooded Compound

Budget Breakdown: She Turned a Long Island Cottage Into a Creative Retreat for $418K

Budget Breakdown: She Turned a Long Island Cottage Into a Creative Retreat for $418K

Before & After: How a Portland Couple Took Their Midcentury Kitchen From Cramped to Chef’s Kiss

Before & After: How a Portland Couple Took Their Midcentury Kitchen From Cramped to Chef’s Kiss

Budget Breakdown: In This Hamptons Cottage, a Series of “Micro Tweaks” Add Up to a $1M Overhaul

Budget Breakdown: In This Hamptons Cottage, a Series of “Micro Tweaks” Add Up to a $1M Overhaul

Budget Breakdown: Rammed Earth Construction Wasn’t the Only Experiment at This $2.2M Home in Austin

Budget Breakdown: Rammed Earth Construction Wasn’t the Only Experiment at This $2.2M Home in Austin

How a Family’s Annual Mole-Making Ritual Shaped Their Monolithic Mexico Home

How a Family’s Annual Mole-Making Ritual Shaped Their Monolithic Mexico Home

Budget Breakdown: What Happens When a Shipping Expert Designs a 200-Square-Foot Tiny Cabin

Budget Breakdown: What Happens When a Shipping Expert Designs a 200-Square-Foot Tiny Cabin

Budget Breakdown: How a Globe-Trotting Couple Built a Hexagonal Oaxaca Beach House for $750K

Budget Breakdown: How a Globe-Trotting Couple Built a Hexagonal Oaxaca Beach House for $750K

Construction Diary: How an Austin Architect Rebuilt Her Brick House for Three Generations of Family

Construction Diary: How an Austin Architect Rebuilt Her Brick House for Three Generations of Family

It’s an ADU, Their Family Home, and a... Coffee Shop?

It’s an ADU, Their Family Home, and a... Coffee Shop?

Before & After: How a Couple Reimagined Their Minnesota Ranch House With Japanese Design Principles

Before & After: How a Couple Reimagined Their Minnesota Ranch House With Japanese Design Principles

Before & After: They Revived a Century-Old Barn Destined for Demo in the Dutch Countryside

Before & After: They Revived a Century-Old Barn Destined for Demo in the Dutch Countryside

Their “Upside-Down” Nova Scotian Home Lives Larger Than Its 1,050 Square Feet

Their “Upside-Down” Nova Scotian Home Lives Larger Than Its 1,050 Square Feet

Before & After: She Grew Up in an Eichler, Bought One Down the Street, and Renovated 35 Years Later

Before & After: She Grew Up in an Eichler, Bought One Down the Street, and Renovated 35 Years Later

Before & After: How a Couple Revived a Quirky Hamptons Home With Ties to the Bauhaus

Before & After: How a Couple Revived a Quirky Hamptons Home With Ties to the Bauhaus

Before & After: How a Session With a Psychic Kicked Off an L.A. Couple’s A-Frame Renovation

Before & After: How a Session With a Psychic Kicked Off an L.A. Couple’s A-Frame Renovation

Budget Breakdown: With $288K, Two Architects Opened Up Their House and Filled It With Surprises

Budget Breakdown: With $288K, Two Architects Opened Up Their House and Filled It With Surprises

How Do You Safeguard Your Home From Hurricanes? This Long Island Family Raised Theirs 12 Feet

How Do You Safeguard Your Home From Hurricanes? This Long Island Family Raised Theirs 12 Feet

This Extended Family of 20 Needed More Than a Home—They Needed a Master Plan

This Extended Family of 20 Needed More Than a Home—They Needed a Master Plan

Budget Breakdown: A $262K Pool House Puts the Finishing Touch on a Revived 1953 Portland Property

Budget Breakdown: A $262K Pool House Puts the Finishing Touch on a Revived 1953 Portland Property

Before & After: How a Couple Brought Their São Paulo Home’s Garden Into the Living Room

Before & After: How a Couple Brought Their São Paulo Home’s Garden Into the Living Room

Their Tiny A-Frame Cabin Is Made of Timber Sourced On-Site

Their Tiny A-Frame Cabin Is Made of Timber Sourced On-Site

Construction Diary: How a Tucson Couple Built a $100K ADU—and How You Can, Too

Construction Diary: How a Tucson Couple Built a $100K ADU—and How You Can, Too

Budget Breakdown: Their $954K Seattle Dream Home Was Nearly Three Decades in the Making

Budget Breakdown: Their $954K Seattle Dream Home Was Nearly Three Decades in the Making

Budget Breakdown: One Way to Get Your Dream Home? Build It in Your Backyard Like This Maine Family

Budget Breakdown: One Way to Get Your Dream Home? Build It in Your Backyard Like This Maine Family

Before & After: How a Couple Made Their 700-Square-Foot L.A. Cottage Feel Grand

Before & After: How a Couple Made Their 700-Square-Foot L.A. Cottage Feel Grand

Before & After: Just Wait for the “Juicy” Pool Tile Covering a Bathroom in This Brooklyn Brownstone

Before & After: Just Wait for the “Juicy” Pool Tile Covering a Bathroom in This Brooklyn Brownstone

They Built a Unique Barrel-Vaulted Home—and a New Life in Oaxaca—at 86 Years Old

They Built a Unique Barrel-Vaulted Home—and a New Life in Oaxaca—at 86 Years Old

My House: Designer and Maker Nick Pourfard’s San Diego Home Might Never Be Finished

My House: Designer and Maker Nick Pourfard’s San Diego Home Might Never Be Finished

Before & After: How a Native New Zealand Tree Became the Through Line for This Woodsy Kitchen Revamp

Before & After: How a Native New Zealand Tree Became the Through Line for This Woodsy Kitchen Revamp

Budget Breakdown: What Has Three Legs and 1,029 Square Feet? This $335K Backyard Addition

Budget Breakdown: What Has Three Legs and 1,029 Square Feet? This $335K Backyard Addition

Before & After: How Two Brothers Turned a Cavernous Candy Factory Loft Into a Sweet Pad

Before & After: How Two Brothers Turned a Cavernous Candy Factory Loft Into a Sweet Pad

Budget Breakdown: They Turned Their Sad Garage in Queens Into an Airy “Living Annex” for $100K

Budget Breakdown: They Turned Their Sad Garage in Queens Into an Airy “Living Annex” for $100K

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