Budget Breakdown

From kitchen renovations and tiny house builds to sweeping home renovations, this series illustrates how good design can be had for virtually any budget.

Before & After: How a Two-Bedroom Craftsman Grew to Fit a Family of Six for $605K

Before & After: How a Two-Bedroom Craftsman Grew to Fit a Family of Six for $605K

Budget Breakdown: To Stay in the Bay Area, He Renovated a Former Market Into a Home

Budget Breakdown: To Stay in the Bay Area, He Renovated a Former Market Into a Home

Budget Breakdown: It’s Hard to Tell This South Phoenix Home Was Once a Convenience Store

Budget Breakdown: It’s Hard to Tell This South Phoenix Home Was Once a Convenience Store

Budget Breakdown: They Turned a B.C. Corner Store Into a Home—and Just Had to Keep the Pepsi Sign

Budget Breakdown: They Turned a B.C. Corner Store Into a Home—and Just Had to Keep the Pepsi Sign

Budget Breakdown: Mermaids and Miyazaki Inspired This $699K Fairy-Tale Bay Area Home

Budget Breakdown: Mermaids and Miyazaki Inspired This $699K Fairy-Tale Bay Area Home

Budget Breakdown: Their $1.2M Berkshires Cabin Is Tiny—But It Has a Massive Wall of Glass

Budget Breakdown: Their $1.2M Berkshires Cabin Is Tiny—But It Has a Massive Wall of Glass

Budget Breakdown: A Family’s Vibey New York Vacation Home Gets a Gut Reno for $1.2M

Budget Breakdown: A Family’s Vibey New York Vacation Home Gets a Gut Reno for $1.2M

Budget Breakdown: Their Dream Home Can Come Later—First, They Built a Tiny Cabin for $40K

Budget Breakdown: Their Dream Home Can Come Later—First, They Built a Tiny Cabin for $40K

Before & After: With an $850K Reno, a Couple Ditched the Suburbs for a Home in the Sky

Before & After: With an $850K Reno, a Couple Ditched the Suburbs for a Home in the Sky

Budget Breakdown: They Built a Do-It-All Backyard Shed for $281K

Budget Breakdown: They Built a Do-It-All Backyard Shed for $281K

Budget Breakdown: They Built a Lakeside Canadian Cabin With a Twist for $412K

Budget Breakdown: They Built a Lakeside Canadian Cabin With a Twist for $412K

Budget Breakdown: They Spent Two Belgian Winters in a ’90s Bus While Building a Home for $274K

Budget Breakdown: They Spent Two Belgian Winters in a ’90s Bus While Building a Home for $274K

Budget Breakdown: $394K Later, This Toronto Toy Factory Turned Loft Finally Feels Like a Home

Budget Breakdown: $394K Later, This Toronto Toy Factory Turned Loft Finally Feels Like a Home

Budget Breakdown: Their $464K Cabin Can Produce Way More Energy Than It Consumes

Budget Breakdown: Their $464K Cabin Can Produce Way More Energy Than It Consumes

Budget Breakdown: How an “SNL” Prop Master and an Architect Refreshed Their Brooklyn Flat for $128K

Budget Breakdown: How an “SNL” Prop Master and an Architect Refreshed Their Brooklyn Flat for $128K

Budget Breakdown: This $290K Revamp Makes a Strong Case for Moving Into Your Parents’ Basement

Budget Breakdown: This $290K Revamp Makes a Strong Case for Moving Into Your Parents’ Basement

Here’s What It Cost to Build 10 of Our Favorite Homes of the Year

Here’s What It Cost to Build 10 of Our Favorite Homes of the Year

Budget Breakdown: A Designer Builds Her First House for $659K—on a Fully Forested Portland Hillside

Budget Breakdown: A Designer Builds Her First House for $659K—on a Fully Forested Portland Hillside

Budget Breakdown: You Can Count the Stars From These $77K Tiny Cabins in Maine

Budget Breakdown: You Can Count the Stars From These $77K Tiny Cabins in Maine

Budget Breakdown: Who Else Would Design Their Retirement Home Than Their Own Son?

Budget Breakdown: Who Else Would Design Their Retirement Home Than Their Own Son?

Budget Breakdown: With $312K, They Made a Worn-Down Midcentury “Feel Like a Tree House”

Budget Breakdown: With $312K, They Made a Worn-Down Midcentury “Feel Like a Tree House”

Budget Breakdown: $24K and a Ton of Broken Tile Refresh a Flat in an Oscar Niemeyer Landmark

Budget Breakdown: $24K and a Ton of Broken Tile Refresh a Flat in an Oscar Niemeyer Landmark

Budget Breakdown: They Built a Home in Newfoundland for Retirement. Until Then, You Can Book a Stay

Budget Breakdown: They Built a Home in Newfoundland for Retirement. Until Then, You Can Book a Stay

Budget Breakdown: It Took $1.6M and Less Than a Year to Reboot This ’70s Ojai Ranch House

Budget Breakdown: It Took $1.6M and Less Than a Year to Reboot This ’70s Ojai Ranch House

Budget Breakdown: This Woman’s $85K Tiny Home in Portugal Started With a Surf Trip

Budget Breakdown: This Woman’s $85K Tiny Home in Portugal Started With a Surf Trip

Budget Breakdown: $128K in Eames-Inspired Woodwork Is the Star of This Renovated L.A. Midcentury

Budget Breakdown: $128K in Eames-Inspired Woodwork Is the Star of This Renovated L.A. Midcentury

Budget Breakdown: To Fill an ADU With Light, $55K Yellow Window Frames Were a Design Necessity

Budget Breakdown: To Fill an ADU With Light, $55K Yellow Window Frames Were a Design Necessity

Budget Breakdown: He Designed and Built a Bright-Pink Duplex in Los Angeles for Less Than $400K

Budget Breakdown: He Designed and Built a Bright-Pink Duplex in Los Angeles for Less Than $400K

Budget Breakdown: The Roof Turns Rainwater Into Garden Pools at This $2.7M Washington Home

Budget Breakdown: The Roof Turns Rainwater Into Garden Pools at This $2.7M Washington Home

Budget Breakdown: They Splurged $29K on Metalwork, But Their Copper Kitchen Is Worth Every Penny

Budget Breakdown: They Splurged $29K on Metalwork, But Their Copper Kitchen Is Worth Every Penny

Budget Breakdown: With $55K, They DIYed the Perfect Forest Cabin in West Virginia

Budget Breakdown: With $55K, They DIYed the Perfect Forest Cabin in West Virginia

Budget Breakdown: An L.A. Artist Gives His Home a Colorful Overhaul—and a New ADU—for $320K

Budget Breakdown: An L.A. Artist Gives His Home a Colorful Overhaul—and a New ADU—for $320K

Budget Breakdown: With $240K, a Design Duo Returned Their Florida Midcentury to Its Former Glory

Budget Breakdown: With $240K, a Design Duo Returned Their Florida Midcentury to Its Former Glory

Budget Breakdown: It Took $1.6M and 100 Tons of Stone to Revive This ’60s Kit Home in Hawaii

Budget Breakdown: It Took $1.6M and 100 Tons of Stone to Revive This ’60s Kit Home in Hawaii

Budget Breakdown: An Architect Couple’s $173K Home Is Inspired by Swedish Summer Houses

Budget Breakdown: An Architect Couple’s $173K Home Is Inspired by Swedish Summer Houses

Before & After: It Cost $180K to Fix Up This Philly Row House—But the “Army of Cats” Was Free

Before & After: It Cost $180K to Fix Up This Philly Row House—But the “Army of Cats” Was Free

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