Interior Finish and Fixture

Even the garage offers an opportunity for Josh and Matt to experiment, with lighting rescued from an ice cream shop renovation and even a seating area (complete with a cherry-red Panton chair).

The coffee table in the garage lounge is made of old tools. Vintage Hot Wheels are displayed on the wall and shelves.

Interior designer Markie Miller and her father Lance Price, a woodworker, teamed up to rehab the old trailer.

In the booming British beach town of Margate, longtime locals Natasha Hart and Oliver Whitmarsh teamed up with newcomer architects RL-a to salvage a 19th-century workers’ lodging. Their son Stan’s bedroom includes a vintage Habitat Skipper bed by Loïck Peyron and a climbing wall designed by Natasha. The plywood finishes are kid-friendly and also affordable.

A black, 18-inch Bosch dishwasher and black hardware from Schoolhouse Electric disappear against the cabinet fronts, rather than cluttering the small room with distracting detail.

Béliveau incorporated a desk and display space along the living room wall, as well as a pocket door to the primary bedroom.

A sketch of the home Richard Neutra designed for Stephen Lord.

The extension’s fiber cement cladding, which they chose for its sleek industrial aesthetic and durability, is also found at certain Dunkin' Donut locations.

Abodu Two provides 110 more square feet—or one more bedroom—than the flagship model, Abodu One. The one pictured here is sided in Arctic White fiber cement and boasts a few add-ons: a standing seam metal roof and an expanded 4'x10' deck.

A floor plan of the 222-square-foot Jayco after the transformation.

The Acacia tree in the home's central courtyard was one of the things that first attracted the homeowners to the property. Both the husband and wife are from Johannesburg, and the latter notes that this tree is the quintessential African tree. "I wanted to see it every day when I woke up," she said. "I wanted the house to wrap around it."

Ikea cabinets act as storage, but also the base of a window seat with a custom cushion.

The charred wood exterior looks great and protects against fire.