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Let's talk money, people. Read on for real budgets from real projects to inspire your next architectural adventure.
Building a mood board of midcentury renos, black gables, and Nancy Meyers’s kitchens is one thing—actually cracking open your wallet to pay for your design dreams is another. Which is why we grill architects, designers, and brave DIY renovators regularly for our Budget Breakdown series, which dishes the dirty details behind renovations and new builds we’ve fallen in love with—so that our home improvement fantasies can be firmly, happily rooted in reality.
If you, too, are obsessed with knowing what an HVAC system for a tiny house costs, or exactly how much your favorite designer spent on wallpaper, then you’ve come to the right place. Presenting the year’s very best budget-focused design stories for your number-crunching pleasure—a breakdown of the Breakdowns, if you will.
A Fresh Look for a Lackluster Guesthouse for $54K
Avalon Rossi used reclaimed wood, plaster built-ins, and four sets of French doors—a lucky score—to recast an 800-square-foot San Diego home. The kitchen now has much more counter space, thanks to the new layout, with a quartz slab Rossi found on "super sale." The pantry doors are repurposed, and the backsplash is a terracotta tile that the designer has had in storage since 2017.
Sterling Reed
Avalon wanted to simplify and add character, so she kept the stone floor in the kitchen and introduced it throughout the home—a decision made easier on the budget when she found a crate of similar stones discounted at a stone yard. "They were completely mismatched and all different sizes," says Avalon, who sorted through them and carefully selected pieces to be used for the new floor.
Sterling Reed
A David Hockney-Inspired Remodel for £224K
The 1930s home in London that architect Grant Straghan remodeled for himself and his family is enlivened by blue-green cement tile exterior cladding.
Photo by Nick Dearden
See the full story on Dwell.com: Our 10 Favorite Budget Breakdowns this Year, From $26K to $705K
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By: Stacey McLachlan
Title: Our 10 Favorite Budget Breakdowns this Year, From $26K to $705K
Sourced From: www.dwell.com/article/our-10-favorite-budget-breakdowns-this-year-from-dollar26k-to-dollar705k-3bcf2257
Published Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2022 05:51:30 GMT
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