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Clever Tiny Homes are permitted to be used anywhere RVs are allowed, and come with standard RV hookups.

Fritz Tiny Homes offers to outfit the concrete bathroom with either a walk-in shower or a soaker tub.

At sunset, the views from the spa deck extend for miles.

After: The kitchen faces the back garden and benefits from a double height atrium space. Pine has been used for the kitchen flooring and cabinets. Extensive glazing gives the ground floor living spaces a direct visual link with the courtyard and terrace.

Blair was known for his use of granite stone walls, which are hollow in the center to provide a thermal break between the interior and exterior.

The fireplace is open on three sides.

In lieu of a checkerboard effect, Kovel kept his carpet squares all vibrantly verdant. With the bamboo cabinets and countertops the whole space has a pastoral feel. “I wanted it to be like the Bradys’ backyard,” he says.

Named the Quarry House, this striking, bluestone-clad dwelling has been designed by creative architecture studio Finnis Architects in collaboration with interior designer Carmel Iudica. The kitchen of Quarry House is tucked under the living spaces above and wrapped in a warm wood finish.

Continuous materials and expansive operable glazing blur the boundaries between interior and exterior, drawing the natural elements inward.

Special features include hidden storage walls and fold-down beds.