Judge halts Trump's 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom construction

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Construction site next to the White House
Construction on Trump's White House Ballroom on the site of the former East Wing on March 8, 2026.

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A couple spent $18,000 to turn a simple shed into a cozy library. Now, it's a reader's paradise.

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Jess Ciesla inside her shed-turned-library.
Jess Ciesla stands inside her pink shed, which she transformed into a library.

Jess Ciesla

A family ditched their dining room and added a primary suite above the garage in a $1 million renovation of their home

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A family of five hugs in front of their white house.
DeAnna Martino and her partner did a massive renovation on their home.

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I transformed my run-down shed into a dream office for $2,500. It turned out even better than I could've imagined.

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The author in her office.
I renovated my run-down shed into my dream office space.

Marisa Todaro-Roman

I didn't want my family's old house in Japan to sit empty — so I turned it into a café

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Aoi Onodera in his café in Japan.
Aoi Onodera turned his great aunt's house in Japan into a cafe.

Reeno Hashimoto

A woman and her father spent $80,000 turning a Texas house listed as a teardown into a cozy cottage. Take a look inside.

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A side-by-side of a kitchen and a woman smiling and leaning against a bookshelf ladder.
Ali Michel customized her 1930s cottage.

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A man spent $61,000 to transform part of his backyard into a pub he could enjoy with friends and family

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Inside Stephen Hutyra's backyard pub.
Inside Stephen Hutyra's pub, which he built in his backyard.

Stephen Hutyra

A couple bought a run-down RV park for $1.23 million and turned it into a boutique hotel

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A side-by-side of a couple smiling in a selfie in front of a lake and bedroom with windows that overlook the lake.
Robin Singh and Sharan Samra transformed an RV park into a boutique hotel.

Robin Singh and Sharan Samra

We took out a $300,000 loan at 23 to build a wellness cabin. We had no idea what we were getting into.

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A cabin on the left, and two men posing for a photo in the woods on the right.
Rajan Chidambaram and Renzo Sanio built a short-term rental cabin in rural Virginia.

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Our kitchen remodel cost $10,000. We stand by 3 controversial design choices we made to save money and open up the space.

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Kitchen with wood floors, white island, white table, and modern white chairs with metal base
Our home was outdated, so we immediately updated the kitchen.

Jenna DeLaurentis

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