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A homeowner loses her cottage but gains a new energy-efficient, low-maintenance home

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An urban Irish home trades a dilapidated structure for an open layout, skylights and indoor-outdoor flow

A plain pink box becomes a modern workspace and showroom that displays refined industrial-style design along with the company's creations

From natural disaster to natural beauty, this suburban Pennsylvania garden recovered in style

Cozy and brimming with country charm, this snug antiques-filled hideout encourages quiet pastimes