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Inside, the couple's vintage organ anchors the space. A new pink sofa from Interior Defined is one of the only new items purchased for the home; most are vintage or pieces the couple inherited. The rug is a vintage horse blanket the couple picked up at a flea market in Kansas, and the white chair is a piece they found in a friend's old building in Corsicana, Texas.

Before: Adam and Amanda loved the original carriage doors on the garage, so Butcher maintained them while adding a set of new glass sliders behind. This way, the structure still reads as a garage from the outside when the carriage doors are closed.

Best Practice added a new roof but kept the existing siding. A fresh coat of paint helps the casita pop, and a new window opening next to the entrance frames a new kitchenette inside.

Before: The compact garage was functional for storage space, but lacked proper glazing and ventilation to make it a livable space.

Best Practice Architecture transformed a former garage in the Oak Park neighborhood of Dallas into a light-filled casita filled with art by local makers and vintage finds.

“I wanted something bold and fresh,” Augustin says of the unit’s citrus-inspired front door, painted Tangerine Dream by Dunn Edwards. The door is flanked by horizontal Redwood slats and gray acrylic stucco.

Kelli designed custom furniture to fit the small guesthouse, with the help of a carpenter friend who brought her designs to life.

Floor Plan of Oak Cliff Casita by Best Practice Architecture