Photography by Russ Campaigne, Architect
Inspiration for a coastal kitchen remodel in Bridgeport

Ellie Koleen
Inspiration for a contemporary bedroom remodel in Columbus

Russell Campaigne
Inspiration for a mid-sized country backyard stone and rectangular pool remodel in New York

Like many West Coast cities, Seattle is facing a severe housing shortage at a time when labor and material costs have skyrocketed. Combined with a lack of available dirt, housing vacancy rates stubbornly hover under 5%. A response to this housing perfect storm has been the evolution of a new housing prototype called a detached Auxiliary Dwelling Unit (DADU). This is commonly referred to as a Mother-in-Law (MIL) unit. As the name implies, this is a small, self-contained housing type that allows for additional housing to be built on an existing lot, creating greater density within our urban fabric. Generally thought of as either starter housing or aging-in-place concepts, these are extremely efficient floor plans that squeeze all the basic living functions into a compact space while envisioning the urban fabric as one's living room. In the case of our little DADU, our footprint is 20' x 20' and provides a ground level garage/music studio and an upper level apartment. The misconception of these structure - thanks in large part to the misinformation campaign of the Not-So-Big-House movement - is the smaller translates into cheaper. Since these are essentially small houses, the truth is these are very expensive structures on a cost/sf basis. We conceptualized this structure as inexpensively as we could think of and it still ended up costing more than $400,000 or around $500/sf.

Bedroom - large transitional master carpeted and beige floor bedroom idea in New Orleans with brown walls and no fireplace

Russell Campaigne, AIA
Inspiration for a mid-sized rustic open concept porcelain tile family room remodel in New York with gray walls, a wood stove and a concealed tv

Lori Dennis Interior Design SoCal Contractor Construction Mark Tanner Photography
Large transitional light wood floor sunroom photo in Los Angeles

Creative Balance Photography
Inspiration for an eclectic nursery remodel in Other

Corner of Living Room in classic foursquare home is given the modern treatment with furnishings. Alecia Stevens, Photo.
Living room - eclectic living room idea in Minneapolis

Russell Campaigne
Coastal exterior home idea in Bridgeport

Gretchen Kruger
Kids' room - mid-sized traditional girl medium tone wood floor kids' room idea in Boston with multicolored walls

Large transitional master carpeted and beige floor bedroom photo in New Orleans with brown walls and no fireplace

Eclectic bedroom photo in Santa Barbara

This 1970's bath received a much needed update. The homeowner wanted the finished design to reflect the rest of the house's historic design.
Inspiration for a mid-sized timeless white tile and cement tile cement tile floor, gray floor and single-sink freestanding bathtub remodel in Other with furniture-like cabinets, dark wood cabinets, a one-piece toilet, gray walls, an undermount sink, quartz countertops and white countertops

Creative Balance Photography
Kids' room - kids' room idea in Other

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Russell Campaigne, CK Architects
Mid-sized country white two-story concrete fiberboard gable roof idea in Bridgeport

Mary Ryan British colonial small home office.
Home design - small transitional home design idea in Chicago

Dana Tucker
Inspiration for a contemporary bathroom remodel in Nashville