Before & After

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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

desk nook under a window

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

muraled entrance of home

This Seattle Home Is Coastal Without Any of the Classic Clichés

By Zoë Sessums, Rafael Soldi

pink cabinet in a sunny hallway

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

seating area near fireplace

Bathroom Renovation

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

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Richard Oxford

bathroom with soaking tub

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

By Zoë Sessums, Photography by Stacy Zarin Goldberg

white kitchenette

Before & After: This Berkshires Basement Is Like an Indoor Meadow

By Zoë Sessums, Photography by Veronica Olson

Kitchen Renovation

Before & After: This Designer Built His Kitchen Almost Entirely from Wood Scraps

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Billy Mason-Watts

Before & After: Cracking This Tudor’s Living Room Layout Came Down to the Furniture Scale

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Molly Haas

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Bathroom Renovation

I Gave My Back Entry and Guest Bath a Cottagecore-Cool Makeover for Just $2,655

Text by Delaney Lundquist, As told to Kristen Flanagan, Photography by Emily Lyons-Wood

elevated washer-dryer

My Laundry-Mudroom Stores Shoes, Dirty Clothes, and Dog Bowls—But You’ll Never See Them

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Megan Moncrief

Before & After: Stylishly Squeezing a Laundry Nook Into a Basement Bath

Bathroom Renovation

Before & After: Stylishly Squeezing a Laundry Nook Into a Basement Bath

By Alyssa Clough, Photography by Claire Esparros