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Rooted in architecture from the 1800s, this award-winning home mixes history with the vernacular of today

A complete overhaul reinvents a dark midcentury home, leaving a cool color palette, an open layout and a nursery splurge in its wake

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A geometric window design acts as the springboard for a builder's dream family home on a lake near Austin

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Modern glass and stone structures hug two waterways on a sprawling Texas Hill Country compound

Retro touches keep this 1920s kitchen in character, while sustainable materials give it ecofriendly cred