Budget Breakdown

From kitchen renovations and tiny house builds to sweeping home renovations, this series illustrates how good design can be had for virtually any budget.

Budget Breakdown: It Used to Be a Forest Service Cabin. They Made It Their Wyoming Retreat With $41K

Budget Breakdown: It Used to Be a Forest Service Cabin. They Made It Their Wyoming Retreat With $41K

Budget Breakdown: This Sears Kit Home in Houston Originally Cost $1,299. It Just Got a $368K Glow Up

Budget Breakdown: This Sears Kit Home in Houston Originally Cost $1,299. It Just Got a $368K Glow Up

Budget Breakdown: $91K and Vintage Flair Revive a Flat in One of Paris’s Coolest Buildings

Budget Breakdown: $91K and Vintage Flair Revive a Flat in One of Paris’s Coolest Buildings

Budget Breakdown: Two Furniture Designers Set Up Shop in Brooklyn for $25K—Plus Rent

Budget Breakdown: Two Furniture Designers Set Up Shop in Brooklyn for $25K—Plus Rent

This Napa Family’s $226K ADU Repurposes Skateboard Wheels and Vineyard Stakes

This Napa Family’s $226K ADU Repurposes Skateboard Wheels and Vineyard Stakes

Budget Breakdown: They Built Their $60K Home to Preserve the Surrounding Forest

Budget Breakdown: They Built Their $60K Home to Preserve the Surrounding Forest

This $53K Kitchen Renovation Is the Anti-HGTV Aesthetic

This $53K Kitchen Renovation Is the Anti-HGTV Aesthetic

Budget Breakdown: They Built a Minimalist $437K ADU—to Live and Work Out of Themselves

Budget Breakdown: They Built a Minimalist $437K ADU—to Live and Work Out of Themselves

Budget Breakdown: This Completely Restored $500K Airstream Is Built Like a Yacht

Budget Breakdown: This Completely Restored $500K Airstream Is Built Like a Yacht

Budget Breakdown: A Houston Family Nearly Doubles the Floor Plan of Their Beloved Bungalow for $391K

Budget Breakdown: A Houston Family Nearly Doubles the Floor Plan of Their Beloved Bungalow for $391K

Budget Breakdown: Near Melbourne, Former Bandmates Make a Modest House Sing for $290K

Budget Breakdown: Near Melbourne, Former Bandmates Make a Modest House Sing for $290K

Budget Breakdown: It Took Twice as Long, But This $266K ADU Built a Close Friendship

Budget Breakdown: It Took Twice as Long, But This $266K ADU Built a Close Friendship

Budget Breakdown: She Built a $277K Starter Home in Her Childhood Backyard

Budget Breakdown: She Built a $277K Starter Home in Her Childhood Backyard

Budget Breakdown: She Turned a Joshua Tree Shack Into a Homestead for the Long Haul With $456K

Budget Breakdown: She Turned a Joshua Tree Shack Into a Homestead for the Long Haul With $456K

Budget Breakdown: An Austin Architect Spins Michael Pollan’s Food Advice Into a Healthy Home

Budget Breakdown: An Austin Architect Spins Michael Pollan’s Food Advice Into a Healthy Home

Budget Breakdown: For Two Swedish Surfers, Happiness Is a $31K DIY Camper Van

Budget Breakdown: For Two Swedish Surfers, Happiness Is a $31K DIY Camper Van

Budget Breakdown: His $11K Backyard Office Has Worktops Made From a Tree Planted by His Grandfather

Budget Breakdown: His $11K Backyard Office Has Worktops Made From a Tree Planted by His Grandfather

Budget Breakdown: A Diner-Style Booth Is the Beating Heart of This Refreshed Family Home in France

Budget Breakdown: A Diner-Style Booth Is the Beating Heart of This Refreshed Family Home in France

Budget Breakdown: A Work-From-Home Couple Reenvision a Loft for $291K. The Office Steals the Show

Budget Breakdown: A Work-From-Home Couple Reenvision a Loft for $291K. The Office Steals the Show

Budget Breakdown: After a Contractor Scam, an L.A. Couple Wrap Their Bungalow Remodel for $176K

Budget Breakdown: After a Contractor Scam, an L.A. Couple Wrap Their Bungalow Remodel for $176K

Budget Breakdown: Their Maine Property Only Had One Bathroom, So They Built a Guesthouse for $208K

Budget Breakdown: Their Maine Property Only Had One Bathroom, So They Built a Guesthouse for $208K

Budget Breakdown: With $89K, an Architect Expands His L.A. Home for Three Generations of Family

Budget Breakdown: With $89K, an Architect Expands His L.A. Home for Three Generations of Family

Before & After: In Austin, a New Life Out West Starts With a First Remodel for $176K

Before & After: In Austin, a New Life Out West Starts With a First Remodel for $176K

Budget Breakdown: A Garden Shed for $43K? It’s Not Meant for Storing Tools

Budget Breakdown: A Garden Shed for $43K? It’s Not Meant for Storing Tools

Budget Breakdown: This $4,500 DIY Camper Is One Designer’s Ticket to Outdoor Adventure

Budget Breakdown: This $4,500 DIY Camper Is One Designer’s Ticket to Outdoor Adventure

Budget Breakdown: This $81K Kitchen Upgrade Has the Same Siding as Some Dunkin’ Donuts

Budget Breakdown: This $81K Kitchen Upgrade Has the Same Siding as Some Dunkin’ Donuts

Budget Breakdown: With $184K, a Brooklyn Couple Say Out With the Asbestos

Budget Breakdown: With $184K, a Brooklyn Couple Say Out With the Asbestos

Budget Breakdown: In a Pandemic Pivot, a Couple Take Up Carpentry and Build Their Own Home for $35K

Budget Breakdown: In a Pandemic Pivot, a Couple Take Up Carpentry and Build Their Own Home for $35K

Budget Breakdown: A Bay Area Couple Turn an A-Frame Cabin Near Yosemite Into a $600-a-Night Rental

Budget Breakdown: A Bay Area Couple Turn an A-Frame Cabin Near Yosemite Into a $600-a-Night Rental

Budget Breakdown: For $404K, a First-Time Renovator Revives a Joshua Tree Midcentury

Budget Breakdown: For $404K, a First-Time Renovator Revives a Joshua Tree Midcentury

Budget Breakdown: It Took $8,400 and Four Hours to Build This Tiny Cabin in the Australian Bush

Budget Breakdown: It Took $8,400 and Four Hours to Build This Tiny Cabin in the Australian Bush

Budget Breakdown: This London Couple Did the Dirty Work to Keep Renovation Costs Low

Budget Breakdown: This London Couple Did the Dirty Work to Keep Renovation Costs Low

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

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

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

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

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

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

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