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Traditional and modern pieces are placed side-by-side in an unexpected meeting of styles in this adobe-style house.

Originally the cabin was one large room with a stone fireplace and only 545 square feet big. After several changes through the years, it's now a dreamy and magical second home.

This 1988 Airstream Limited went from being full of junk and brown recluse spiders to a warm, cozy, minimal home on wheels.

This remodeled Canadian home's style is: eclectic, whimsical, youthful, and fun.

The colors are inspired by the contrast between the white snow and the black earth in the winter, and the unbelievable sunset turning the lake and sky orange, yellow, and red…

This home's "Punchy Americana' style just might be our favorite new look.

When Cass first moved in two years ago, it was brown EVERYWHERE. But thanks to the archways and chunky crown molding, she could see the potential!

This 1930s New Mexico house had a good layout, lots of light, great hardwood floors, and original cabinetry, but it needed updating and lots of love!

Diane Keaton in any Nancy Meyers movie would be very comfortable in this cozy house.

"Our home was built in 1911 and belongs to an entire street of similarly built mill houses and I love that it has been around for over 100 years."

This house is full of color and pattern and things that bring a smile to your face; it is really hard to be sad here!

Believe it or not, this couple bought this 1875 colonial house sight unseen four months ago.

It's got an airy, chilled coastal vibe.

Eloise and her partner have been re-decorating and renovating it for the past two years, introducing color and mid-century style to complement the natural stone textures and original features of the house.

Located in the suburb of Ferndale, this house is full of unique, colorful projects that add a ton of personality to a small space.

This Brady couple has outdone the Brady Bunch.

Molly Prentiss, a novelist, and Forrest Lewinger, a ceramicist for Workaday Handmade, live in and work from this airy, modernized Victorian house in Brooklyn.

Kalina designed all the rooms by scouring Craigslist, going to flea markets, and perusing sites to find all the right items.

Maria Flores of SAY HOLA describes her Australian home's style as "color-bomb transitional."

Jodi Bond, of the popular blog and Instagram account "House on a Sugar Hill" has a beautiful home in Georgia she describes as "color layered on neutrals."

Bought sight-unseen, before the renovation this house was a mix of mid-century and mid-1980s design—with endless knotty pine and old, smelly carpet throughout!

Lacy Hoysradt and her husband changed up the builder-grade blah of this house, turning it into something charming, unique and modern!

Create & Cultivate founder Jaclyn Johnson renovated this gorgeous 1920s Los Angeles house.

Lou Watkins is an HR manager by day and a DIY enthusiast by night, and lives in a 1930s house in Kingswood in quirky Bristol.

These big DIYers have done most of the work on this house themselves... with lots of help from friends and family.

They did a lot of DIYs to turn this spec house into their favorite home.

CW Stockwell CEO Katy Polsby reinvigorated her apartment in this San Francisco house with lots of patterned wallpaper and color!

Casie and her husband have DIY renovated this A-frame cabin for eight months, COMPLETELY transforming the space.

A lot of the art in the house was created by Janina herself, and she even tackled furniture DIY projects, too.

Name: Emily WintersLocation: Rochester, New YorkSize: 1,350 square feetYears lived in: Owned for 2.5 years We saw a sneak peek of Emily’s home when we looked at how she dressed up her hearth. We also spied into her closet when we saw her awesome freehand painted ikat walls. Now we’re finally getting the whole tour of her house.

Name: Rachel Pally (the designer) & Kevin Circosta (the musician) Location: Los Feliz – Los Angeles, California Size: 2500 square feet Years lived in: 7 years Rachel and Kevin’s love story is right out of a movie. They met in preschool, lost contact after high school, and reconnected again after college and fell in love. Their parents are close friends and both families have similar values.

Name: Phil and Steph Dickinson Location: NorthWest — Portland, Oregon Size: 3,500 square feet Years lived in: 3 — owned Phil, Steph and their children Stan and Mary lived in this daring modern Victorian home that they designed themselves with imagination and style to spare. Their quirky British sensibilities and strong DIY ethic are visible in each and every room.

Name: Mara Roszak and Alex PolilloLocation: Silver Lake – Los Angeles, CaliforniaSize: 1400 square feetYears lived in: 2 1/2 years Taking the leap and purchasing your very first home can be very nerve-racking. Mara did her homework and looked for the perfect place for a number of years without any luck.

Name: Jackie, Paul, & their 3-year-old son GrahamLocation: Rochester, New YorkSize: 2,300 square feetYears lived in: less than a year — owned After 15 years in New York City, Paul and Jackie’s small, but gorgeous 5th floor walk up in Nolita was no longer practical for their growing family. But finding a new home upstate in Rochester they could love just as much presented a challenge.

Adorable in style, this house is full of small-space lessons anyone could use for a size-challenged home, from a DIY Murphy bed (using hardware found on Amazon), to sliding doors, and even the use of color in a compact space.

From lighting, to doors, to tile, this 780-square-foot cabin was totally DIYed by the homeowners who blew their budget on a down payment!

Ceramicist Molly Hatch and her husband have completely renovated this 1948 Cape-style house... and the after is stunning!

This gallery art wall—where 80% is thrifted or from a local antique shop—is more than just pretty to look at; for the homeowner this is a place of healing.

This desert modern cabin next to Joshua Tree National Park juxtaposes California’s high desert landscape with that of South Africa's.

They have DIY’d their way around the entire home. From painting every inch, literally; to flooring, trim, a new staircase, wall features to light fixtures—they've done it all ourselves.

Justin modernized this 1920s house while preserving its classic beauty.

Originally built in 1875, this hand-built cabin in the Czech Republic is full of warm wood and DIY projects.

This 1950s Ranch-style house in Lafayette, Louisiana now feels like a cozy French farmhouse thanks to exposed wood walls, moody colors, and lots of antiques.

This interior designer didn't have as big of a budget as her clients, so she had to get creative to decorate her home! She used a lot of paint to give it a fresh look (like a DIY striped bathroom or painting the kitchen cabinets).