Before & After

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pink attic room

The Wall Finish That Made This Dark Attic Feel Twice as Big

By Zoë Sessums, Photography by Brittany Ambridge

pink interior of pool house

Before & After: From Crumbling Garage To Cocktail-Ready Pool House

By Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar

white kitchen with marble details

Kitchen Renovation

Before & After: Out With the Faux Tuscan Kitchen, In With the Elegant Plaster Work

By Zoë Sessums, Photography by Rett Peek

exterior of home with open kitchen

Before & After: A Brisbane Cottage With Historic Charm in the Front, Modern Curves in the Back

By Zoë Sessums

outdoor shower in a leafy nook

Before & After: Once a Suburban Driveway, Now a Mediterranean-Meets-Mexico Oasis

By Victorine Lamothe, Photography by Austin John, Additional Photography by Marc Gabor

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Before & After: A Hidden Window and One Very Risky Paint Color Revived This 1920s Toronto Home

By Zoë Sessums

laundry room with mauve cabinets and green windows

Before & After: This Whimsical Laundry Room is Equal Parts Workspace and Artist’s Studio

By Zoë Sessums

kitchen with soft green island

Before & After: Come for the “Mudler,” Stay for the Bar Tucked Under the Stairs

By Zoë Sessums, Photography by Dan Arnold

kitchen with wood cabinets and sage green accents

Kitchen Renovation

Before & After: This Designer Couple’s Kitchen Reno Was a Testing Ground for Their Best-Kept Ideas

By Zoë Sessums, Photography by Stephanie Russo

Before & After: This 183-Year-Old Brooklyn Brownstone Lost Its Choppy Layout, But Not Its Character

Before & After: This 183-Year-Old Brooklyn Brownstone Lost Its Choppy Layout, But Not Its Character

By Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Photography by Hayley Ellen Day

colorful room featuring floral sofa and paper lantern

Before & After: 5 Temporary Fixes Transformed This Over-Garage Room Into a Multifunctional Studio

By Amanda Sims Clifford, Photography by Olivia Nadel

Before & After: A Houseboat Gets the Bauhaus Treatment

Before & After: A Houseboat Gets the Bauhaus Treatment

By Alyssa Clough, Photography by Laure Joliet

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Before & After: An 1805 Federalist Kitchen That Nails the Old-New Mix

By Francesca Gilberti Burke, Photography and Styling by Sian Richards, Styling by Kate Daskalakis

two women in a kitchen

A Vancouver Designer Invited Her Mom to Move in—Then Built Her a Calming Suite

By Kelsey Mulvey, Photography by Mary McNeill Knowles

walkway leading up to a house

A Beachside Meadow, Stargazing Platform, and Vegetable Garden—All in One Epic Oregon Yard

By Elizabeth Kiefer

view into kitchen with wood accents and metal island

Kitchen Renovation

Before & After: This Cheerful Portland Kitchen Renovation Puts Laminate Firmly Back in Style

By Francesca Gilberti Burke, Photography by Aubrey Janelle, Styling by Karie Higgins