Budget Breakdown: This Austin Couple's $1.1 Million Renovation Started With a Yurt
While living in a yurt on their rental property's backyard, Margaret Tucker and Steph Steele decided it was time to bring in Side Angle Side to create the ranch home of their dreams.
![Budget Breakdown: This Austin Couple's $1.1 Million Renovation Started With a Yurt](https://images.dwell.com/photos-6818593201364905984/7214413295542697984-small/one-of-the-couples-favorite-new-details-is-the-built-in-l-shaped-bookcase-in-the-den.jpg?#)
While living in a yurt on their rental property's backyard, Margaret Tucker and Steph Steele decided it was time to bring in Side Angle Side to create the ranch home of their dreams.
![One of the couple’s favorite new details is the built-in, L-shaped bookcase in the den.](https://images.dwell.com/photos-6818593201364905984/7214413295542697984-large/one-of-the-couples-favorite-new-details-is-the-built-in-l-shaped-bookcase-in-the-den.jpg)
It was the start of the COVID lockdown in 2020 and Steph Steele and her wife, Margaret Tucker, were in the backyard of their rental property living in a yurt. It was a decision that surprised their friends, but then again, Steph, who founded Austin’s bespoke Tiny Grocer market, and Margaret, a family law attorney, had long loved making the short drive from their shared home in East Austin for weekend staycations in the property’s backyard.
![Steph, Margaret, and their two dogs spent 2.5 years living in a 525-square-foot yurt on their 1.77 acre property in Austin’s <b>TK</b> neighborhood while their home was being designed and remodeled.](https://images.dwell.com/photos-6818593201364905984/7214413295591837696-medium/steph-margaret-and-their-two-dogs-spent-25-years-living-in-a-525-square-foot-yurt-on-their-177-acre-property-in-austins-lessbgreatertklessbgreater-neighborhood-while-their-home-was-being-designed-and-remodeled.jpg)
Steph, Margaret, and their two dogs spent 2.5 years living in a 525-square-foot yurt on their property in Austin’s Oak Hill neighborhood while their home was being remodeled.
Photo by Casey Dunn
![Side Angle Side led the renovation of this 2,350-square-foot home for Steph Steele, the owner of Austin’s Tiny Grocer stores, and her wife, Margaret Tucker, who works as a family law attorney.](https://images.dwell.com/photos-6818593201364905984/7214413295697887232-medium/side-angle-side-led-the-renovation-of-this-2350-square-foot-home-for-steph-steele-the-owner-of-austins-tiny-grocer-stores-and-her-wife-margaret-tucker-who-works-as-a-family-law-attorney.jpg)
Side Angle Side led the renovation of this 2,350-square-foot home for Steph Steele, the owner of Austin’s Tiny Grocer stores, and her wife, Margaret Tucker, who works as a family law attorney.
Photo by Casey Dunn
It was during their time quarantining in the backyard’s yurt that the couple had a revelation of sorts, realizing that this property was where they wanted to be long term. However, they couldn’t live in a yurt forever. Before they could move, they needed to renovate the main home on the plot.
$45,427 | $80,692 | $24,049 |
$8,965 | $226,419 | $55,647 |
$59,113 | $103,015 | $2,190 |
$74,904 | $56,705 | $117,940 |
$86,000 | $42,000 | $26,000 |
$27,506 | $80,350 | |
Grand Total:$1,116,922 |
![The architects at Side Angle Side added five pairs of skylights during the renovation: two pairs in the kitchen and three in the living room.](https://images.dwell.com/photos-6818593201364905984/7214413296489418752-medium/the-architects-at-side-angle-side-added-five-pairs-of-skylights-during-the-renovation-two-pairs-in-the-kitchen-and-three-in-the-living-room.jpg)
The architects added five pairs of skylights during the renovation: two pairs in the kitchen and three in the living room.
Photo by Casey Dunn
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