The Money Issue: The Real Budgets Behind Remarkable Homes

We break down the real costs—the saves, and the splurges—that allowed people to make their homes uniquely their own.

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Though a few costly construction setbacks carved a chunk out of the budget, creative interventions helped realize the residents’ priority: bring in more natural light.

Emily Lindberg and Wu Hanyen took matters into their own hands—and those of their creative community—to save money where they could.

The Los Angeles wildfires emphasized an important new function for the fundraising platform: stepping in to help homeowners grappling with the disastrous effects of climate change.

In northern Italy, a couple spent years carefully restoring a 1971 masterwork by architect Carlo Graffi designed (appropriately) for the owner of a concrete company.

In 2011, Scott and Angela Damman purchased a property outside Mérida, Mexico, that had fallen into disrepair.

An architecture firm and a developer saved on budget and construction waste by adapting a prominent former post office in Brest, France, into full-service apartments for seniors.

The space, revamped for just under $170K, incorporates pops of the same pink pastel hue used since the 1980s as a signature color in her family’s award-winning eateries.

An architect spends just over $1 million on modular units to create a custom property for herself and her son’s family.

Henry Ng explains how, like his design process, the bite-size Chinese treats are layered, collaborative, and sometimes a little messy.