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Small Homes

Video: Introducing the 2019 HOUSES Awards Winners

Here's a look at the winners in all six categories of Fine Homebuilding's annual design awards: Best New Home, Best Remodel, Best Small Home, Best Energy-Smart Home, Best Traditional Home, and Editor's Choice.
Best Small Home 2019: Small and Skinny Spec Home

This 1650-sq.-ft. urban home challenges market norms with a thoughtful modern design.
Bathroom Renovation

A great cast iron sink with two faucets anchors this bright and sunny bathroom. Designed for a family with three small children, this bathroom is functional and playful at the…
A Bright and Open Kitchen

Clean lines and a bright palate help define this open kitchen. Each element, including the tile backsplash, light countertops, white cabinets with sleek drawer pulls, contribute to the rooms overall…
California Dreamin

In California many design decisions come back to opening up your home to the outdoors. This can vastly expand ones usable square footage without adding any building expense, which comes…
A Loft Bedroom

The exposed wood support beam, along with angles created by roof eves shapes the experience of this loft bedroom. A clean palate, natural wood floors, white walls and white exterior…
Downsizing Below Grade

Lanefab Design/Build’s client downsized from an adjacent 1920s main house into this 750-sq.-ft. single-bedroom abode with detached garage. Both the house and the garage were designed around a large magnolia…
Small-Home Harmony

Tight space restrictions, unique cultural requirements, and the desire to age in place informed this compact, efficient design.
Prioritizing Budget Items

Prentiss Balance Wickline Architects was called in to design a retreat home for its clients’ property in Methow Valley, Wash. A modest wish list and a restricted budget resulted in…
Tiny House, Giant Journey

Jenna Spesard built this rustic little home to cut her expenses and leave more time and money for traveling the world.