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In the backyard, the couple added a pergola, greenhouse, and outdoor dining space for $6,000.

The pergola provides plenty of space for outdoor dining and Francis’s collection of cacti and succulents.

The couple installed a new glass accordion door that fills the living/dining area with light and improves access to the backyard.

Buff & Hensman remodel, here we used a La Pietra Compattata Cromie brick tile (upcycled from wastes of stonequarry productions) to compose the hearth and frame the fireplace center piece.

Mahogany House by R Architecture in Melbourne, Australia, is clad in locally made terracotta shingles.

White oak slats and cork cladding give texture to the facade of a house that architect Jack Becker designed for himself and his wife, landscape architect Maddie Hoagland-Hanson, in an alley in the Capitol Hill area of Washington, D.C. High awning windows let daylight in while preserving privacy.

The open-plan kitchen, dining and living room honors the home's original design and heroes the existing stone wall.

The master bedroom's enlarged dormer window looks directly out onto the backyard and its mature trees, creating what the clients think of as a peaceful treehouse-like ambiance.

The relocated master bedroom, in the annex above the new kitchen, enjoys natural light from three sides.

Limestone floors and cherry wood countertops give the kitchen warmth and texture.

Capturing a 1970s West Texas sunroom vibe, the new dining room combines reclaimed wood and brick with custom painted steel windows for a seamless integration of old and new. "Our north star was to use a modern sensibility to create something that looked like it had always been here,

As part of the remodel, Hatch crafted the original facade of the 1860s cottage to serve as a central architectural feature in the encompassing new structure.

The designer dressed the breakfast nook with a custom table inspired by Eero Saarinen, a Louis Poulsen-designed pendant, geometric-patterned wallpaper by Pierre Frey, pale green Farrow & Ball wall paint, and a bench upholstered with vinyl from Kravet.

The island helps to define and separate the open-plan kitchen, dining, and living areas.

The colors used in the interior were inspired by the surrounding landscape. The kitchen island is clad in solid timber fluting crafted from durable plantation-grown iroko with with a granite top. “The green-blue-brown color of the granite benchtops very much reminded me of the colors of the water in the nearby harbor of Tutakaka,” says architect Belinda George.

There are eight outdoor spaces, or yards, of different sizes, which gives rise to the name of the house. This small courtyard is located off the dining room, and helps to connect the interior to the outdoors. "The selection of reclaimed brick has given this house a coherence that meshes perfectly with the focus on nature of the eight outdoor yards, and the cream paint contrasts wonderfully with the green planting throughout,

The former laundry space was refashioned into a windowside booth, its built-in shelves, walls and ceilings painted red. It's become popular with kids and visitors.

A look at the office workstations and conference room designed by Studio Zerbey Architecture & Design.

In turning the second level of the garage behind their duplex into a multifunctional workspace without breaking the bank, Kyle Huberty relied on friends, family, and the community at large.