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Kitchen Renovation

There’s More Old Than New in This Antique Dealer’s Pre-Loved Kitchen

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography and Styling by Scarlett Lewis Ratcliffe

Before & After: Link Neal’s Family Room Grows Up Into a Burl-Wrapped ’70s Listening Lounge

By Kristen Flanagan, Photography by Jenna Peffley

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Before & After: A Chintzy Attic Bedroom Morphs Into a Cozy Hotel-Like Suite

By Kelsey Mulvey, Photography by Kate Jordan, Styling by Katja Greeff

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Kitchen Renovation

Before & After: A 2010s Kitchen Remade to Fit Its Craftsman Bungalow Bones

By Kelly Dawson, Photography by Michael P.H. Clifford

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Before & After: A Giant Fridge Sticker, Faux Beams, and 25 Days to Pull Off a Kitchen Reno

By Kristen Flanagan, Photography by Jacob Snavely

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Before & After: 7 Clever Details That Make This London Apartment Feel Less Tiny

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Helen Cathcart

Before & After: A Gloomy Chicago Basement Gets Drenched in Sunset Hues

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Sarah Crowley, Styling by Brittany Fitzpatrick

A Mirrored Island Makes This 646-Square-Foot Lisbon Apartment Feel Grand

By Zoë Sessums, Photography by Natasha Sol

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Before & After: A Designer and a Tailor Make Sense of a Quasi-Triangular London Home

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Jasper Fry

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My Son Asked for a Steph Curry–Themed Room. Here’s How I Made Us Both Happy.

By Annie Meyers-Shyer, Photography by Roger Davies

Kitchen Renovation

This London Kitchen Is a Balance of Saves (IKEA!) and Splurges (a Terrazzo-Topped Island)

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Chris Snook, Styling by Zan Morley

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Kitchen Renovation

Before & After: This 1929 Spanish Colonial Was Destined for an Art Deco Kitchen

By Zoë Sessums, Photography by Claire Thomas

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This Seattle Home Is Coastal Without Any of the Classic Clichés

By Zoë Sessums, Rafael Soldi

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Renovator's Notebook

This Home DIYer Built a 3-Foot-Wide Laundry Cabinet That Dries Her Clothes Overnight

By Amanda Sims Clifford, Photography by Georgina Smith

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Bathroom Renovation

The Attic Bathroom in This London Home Called for a Narnia-Like Portal

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Richard Oxford

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Before & After: This D.C. Row House Unlocked Three New Rooms Without Adding Any Square Footage

By Zoë Sessums, Photography by Stacy Zarin Goldberg