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Before & After: After Fixing Up a Gutted Houseboat, a Couple Join a Legendary Artist Community

Before & After: After Fixing Up a Gutted Houseboat, a Couple Join a Legendary Artist Community

After a Devastating Fire, a Couple Craft a Spartan House From Concrete and Glass

After a Devastating Fire, a Couple Craft a Spartan House From Concrete and Glass

Budget Breakdown: This Cantilevered Home Near Madrid Was Built With Tiny Prefab Modules for €324,000

Budget Breakdown: This Cantilevered Home Near Madrid Was Built With Tiny Prefab Modules for €324,000

This L.A. Home Hides a Second Story Beneath Its Steeply Pitched Roof

This L.A. Home Hides a Second Story Beneath Its Steeply Pitched Roof

Retired Vermont-Lovers Build a Forever Home Inspired by Vintage Ski Cabins

Retired Vermont-Lovers Build a Forever Home Inspired by Vintage Ski Cabins

They Lived Their Best Life in Bali. So They Built a Forever Home in the Jungle and Never Looked Back

They Lived Their Best Life in Bali. So They Built a Forever Home in the Jungle and Never Looked Back

Before & After: Their Brooklyn Limestone Was Trapped in the ’90s, so They Set It Free

Before & After: Their Brooklyn Limestone Was Trapped in the ’90s, so They Set It Free

Budget Breakdown: This $153K Garage Retrofit Is the “Taj Mahal of ADUs”

Budget Breakdown: This $153K Garage Retrofit Is the “Taj Mahal of ADUs”

Before & After: A Big Stair Moment Steps Up a ’90s Residence for a Multigenerational Family

Before & After: A Big Stair Moment Steps Up a ’90s Residence for a Multigenerational Family

Before & After: A Family of Four Gives a Derelict Catskills Farmhouse a Whimsical Revamp

Before & After: A Family of Four Gives a Derelict Catskills Farmhouse a Whimsical Revamp

Budget Breakdown: In Norway, a $91K Garden Studio Teeters Atop a Boulder

Budget Breakdown: In Norway, a $91K Garden Studio Teeters Atop a Boulder

Ruddy Cor-Ten Steel Wraps a Warm, Woody Retreat on Lake Superior

Ruddy Cor-Ten Steel Wraps a Warm, Woody Retreat on Lake Superior

Budget Breakdown: They DIYed a $212K ADU—and Loved It So Much That They Moved Right In

Budget Breakdown: They DIYed a $212K ADU—and Loved It So Much That They Moved Right In

There’s a Better View in Every Direction at This “Lake House” in Indiana

There’s a Better View in Every Direction at This “Lake House” in Indiana

Construction Diary: This Architect’s “Fugly” Beach House Has the Most Exquisitely Crafted Kitchen

Construction Diary: This Architect’s “Fugly” Beach House Has the Most Exquisitely Crafted Kitchen

Budget Breakdown: This $193K Off-Grid Tiny House Is Burly Enough for Canadian Winters

Budget Breakdown: This $193K Off-Grid Tiny House Is Burly Enough for Canadian Winters

She Grew Up in a Spot-On Replica of a Maryland Lighthouse. Now, She’s Giving It Her Own Shine

She Grew Up in a Spot-On Replica of a Maryland Lighthouse. Now, She’s Giving It Her Own Shine

Construction Diary: The Founder of a Cabin Rental Company Builds a Fire Island Retreat of His Own

Construction Diary: The Founder of a Cabin Rental Company Builds a Fire Island Retreat of His Own

Nobody Does a Beach House Quite Like the Danes

Nobody Does a Beach House Quite Like the Danes

Before & After: Elegant Arches and Curves Shape Up a Fusty Paris Flat

Before & After: Elegant Arches and Curves Shape Up a Fusty Paris Flat

In Which a Staircase Inspires the Hypnotic Tiling of a Singapore Apartment

In Which a Staircase Inspires the Hypnotic Tiling of a Singapore Apartment

Budget Breakdown: Two Retired Teachers Build Oregon’s First All-CLT House for $591K

Budget Breakdown: Two Retired Teachers Build Oregon’s First All-CLT House for $591K

Budget Breakdown: A Family of Five Gut Their Rustic A-Frame Themselves—for $77K

Budget Breakdown: A Family of Five Gut Their Rustic A-Frame Themselves—for $77K

Before & After: A Series of Unfortunate Updates Are Reversed at This Brooklyn Brownstone

Before & After: A Series of Unfortunate Updates Are Reversed at This Brooklyn Brownstone

This Leafy-Green Bangalore Home Is Made From Construction Debris

This Leafy-Green Bangalore Home Is Made From Construction Debris

They Love Surfing So Much They Put a Skate Ramp in Their Front Yard

They Love Surfing So Much They Put a Skate Ramp in Their Front Yard

Budget Breakdown: A €46K Reno Digs Deep to Unearth a Barcelona Apartment’s Many Charms

Budget Breakdown: A €46K Reno Digs Deep to Unearth a Barcelona Apartment’s Many Charms

Before & After: This Reinvented Monterey Bungalow Shows That Sometimes, Smaller Is Better

Before & After: This Reinvented Monterey Bungalow Shows That Sometimes, Smaller Is Better

Budget Breakdown: A Family Builds a Tiny ADU for $46K—and You Can Purchase the Plans

Budget Breakdown: A Family Builds a Tiny ADU for $46K—and You Can Purchase the Plans

Once a Haberdashery, This Artist’s Home Becomes a Stage at the Drop of a Hat

Once a Haberdashery, This Artist’s Home Becomes a Stage at the Drop of a Hat

In the Canary Islands, an Artist Residency Blooms in an Abandoned Farmhouse

In the Canary Islands, an Artist Residency Blooms in an Abandoned Farmhouse

This Renovated Taipei Apartment Sees the Glass Brick Trend All the Way Through

This Renovated Taipei Apartment Sees the Glass Brick Trend All the Way Through

Budget Breakdown: It Took 40 Days and $46K to Build This Tiny House in Texas

Budget Breakdown: It Took 40 Days and $46K to Build This Tiny House in Texas

This Refined Getaway Started as a Rustic A-Frame With No Running Water

This Refined Getaway Started as a Rustic A-Frame With No Running Water

An Old London Victorian Gets a Greenhouse-Inspired Dining Room

An Old London Victorian Gets a Greenhouse-Inspired Dining Room

Before & After: A Dated Victorian/Mediterranean Mash-Up Gets an Esherick-Inspired Makeover

Before & After: A Dated Victorian/Mediterranean Mash-Up Gets an Esherick-Inspired Makeover

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