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The site includes a boat shed and a tractor the family uses to pull their boat to and from the ramp.

This 195-square-foot, shingled studio includes a library, reading nook, and workstation—and it’s totally DIY. Creative couple Michael and Christina Hara built the retreat just steps away from their back door, in order to carve out "space for creativity and respite from our chaotic, toddler-filled house," as Michael explains. The project, called the Fish Scale Studio, took eight months to complete, with Haras doing all of the design and construction themselves—for just $18,275.

becomes this wood cocoon with ambient light coming through the clear wall panel. You don’t need to even turn on a light.”