Beyond the Box

Homeowners show off their creativity with a boxy Minneapolis house that's anything but square, a sustainable New Mexico home, a bungalow where swapping out fixtures made a big difference and a one-of-a-kind home design in Connecticut with a low price tag.

A California home exudes European design on a budget of American ingenuity, an Oregon family home is built with surprising materials, a relaxing retreat resides in Washington and a home in Colorado features a barn-like design.

A North Carolina couple gets inspired by their trip to New Mexico, Sarasota homeowners go "countrified modern," an Arizona home is inspired by a modern museum in Nevada and a savvy couple buys everything they need to build an Arkansas home from the web.

Cape Cod homeowners achieve a grand design for their home, two couples build their dream homes on surprisingly low budgets and Los Angeles owners use their ingenuity to create a gorgeous home.

A North Carolina couple builds a high-tech farmhouse, and a Colorado family celebrates their beautiful views. Meanwhile, a Kansas home reflects a family's bright personalities, and an elegant design in California is inspired by a Japanese tea house.

This Florida home might be mistaken for a tin box, but it is full of modern innovations. Then, an Arizona couple builds adjacent homes, a Florida house nestled in the trees is a tropical paradise and a Houston man creates a shotgun with singular style.

A California home is built by customizing a pre-fab kit with budget materials. Then, couples in Indiana and Nebraska used artistic vision and smart shopping to achieve one-of-a-kind designs, and an Oregon couple saves money with green building practices.

Homeowner's reveal an energy-efficient home in Colorado, a California house that was rebuilt after being destroyed by a fire, a downsized North Carolina home that doesn't sacrifice style and an economical Oregon home that celebrates the outdoors.

A Connecticut couple gives contemporary flair to an old Victorian, Minneapolis owners transform a pre-fab into the talk of the town and a California bungalow is transformed. Then, Illinois homeowners use concrete as their primary building material.

A Nebraska couple shows how a real modern makeover is done, a woman in New Mexico makes a big difference in the building process, a Seattle family refuses to accept an average home and a Texas couple designs a small cottage that doubles as art.

An Arizona couple makes innovative use of a found chlorine tank, the Texas backwoods prove more modern than expected, grownups in Arkansas show they can still love tree houses and a Florida beach house managed a perfect view at a low price.

A Washington couple with green attitude creates a feat of natural materials, a formerly abandoned house in Texas is made livable again, a Colorado home is fully wheelchair accessible and a Calirfornia man triples the value of his box-delivered home.

An architect experiments with new and unexpected materials to build his own Nebraska home, Connecticut and Colorado couples incorporate inspiration from the mountains and an artist in Washington is influenced by textiles for her home's design.