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swagged lights over dining table

The Magenta Cabinets Might Have Stayed, But This Kitchen Looks Brand-New After a Artsy Remodel The Magenta Cabinets Might Have Stayed, But This Kitchen Looks Brand-New After a Artsy Remodel

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Lewis Gregory

white dinign chairs

This Designer Turned Her Parents’ Basement Into a Modern, Multigenerational Apartment This Designer Turned Her Parents’ Basement Into a Modern, Multigenerational Apartment

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Jules Lee

green u shape. kitchen

The Butcher Block Counters in This Rental Kitchen Are—Drumroll!—Contact Paper The Butcher Block Counters in This Rental Kitchen Are—Drumroll!—Contact Paper

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Meghan McNeer, Styling by Claire Thomas

After: A corner of a tiny London kitchen.

This Tiny London Kitchen Proves Your Cabinets Don’t Have to Match This Tiny London Kitchen Proves Your Cabinets Don’t Have to Match

By Amelia Mularz, Photography by Rachael Smith

4 Kitchen Countertop Materials About to Make a Comeback

Design Inspiration

4 Kitchen Countertop Materials About to Make a Comeback 4 Kitchen Countertop Materials About to Make a Comeback

By Kelly Dawson

dark green fridge

The Direction for This SoCal Kitchen Reno: Camping Vibes, But Make It Subtle The Direction for This SoCal Kitchen Reno: Camping Vibes, But Make It Subtle

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Charlotte Lea, Styling by Abbie Naber

A renovated Bath kitchen

Limewash and a Little Black Magic Brought a U.K. Basement Kitchen Back to Life Limewash and a Little Black Magic Brought a U.K. Basement Kitchen Back to Life

By Kelly Dawson

bathroom with shower alcove

21 Seriously Impressive Small-Bathroom Transformations 21 Seriously Impressive Small-Bathroom Transformations

By Lydia Geisel

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How This Carpeted Los Angeles Garage Became a Cork-Clad Vacation Cabin at Home How This Carpeted Los Angeles Garage Became a Cork-Clad Vacation Cabin at Home

By Samantha Weiss-Hills, Photography by Katherine Sheehan, Styling by Lauren Wood

How to Have a Bright Yellow Kitchen and Not Feel Overwhelmed by It How to Have a Bright Yellow Kitchen and Not Feel Overwhelmed by It

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Adam Potts

I Got My Landlord to Pay for Most of My Kitchen Reno—Here’s How I Got My Landlord to Pay for Most of My Kitchen Reno—Here’s How

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Imani Keal

Hallway with red doors

One Designer Shares How to Recover From Picking the Wrong Paint Color One Designer Shares How to Recover From Picking the Wrong Paint Color

By Alyssa Clough

lower green cabinets

How This Renovator Kept Her Kitchen Cabinet Makeover Under $21K How This Renovator Kept Her Kitchen Cabinet Makeover Under $21K

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Sophie Carpenter

yellow and green kitchen cabinets

Just 2 Years After the Initial Reno, This First-Time Homeowner Redid Her Kitchen Again Just 2 Years After the Initial Reno, This First-Time Homeowner Redid Her Kitchen Again

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Kristle Marshall

Black Tile, Lighting, and Even a Tub Gave This Spanish-Style Reno the Attitude It Was Lacking Black Tile, Lighting, and Even a Tub Gave This Spanish-Style Reno the Attitude It Was Lacking

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Nick Glimenakis

gray kitchen backsplash

What Went Wrong (and Right) When I DIYed My Entire Kitchen Reno at 35 Weeks Pregnant What Went Wrong (and Right) When I DIYed My Entire Kitchen Reno at 35 Weeks Pregnant

By Raven McMillan, Photography by Amanda Walker

When a Kitchen Addition Wasn’t in the Cards, This London Reno Embraced Its Original Footprint When a Kitchen Addition Wasn’t in the Cards, This London Reno Embraced Its Original Footprint

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Chris Snook

$7 Handles From Amazon Totally Changed the Vibe of These Green Cabinets $7 Handles From Amazon Totally Changed the Vibe of These Green Cabinets

fluted bathroom vanity with mosaic tile backdrop

Mosaic Tile Defies Its Dated Rap in This Dreamy Nantucket Bathroom Mosaic Tile Defies Its Dated Rap in This Dreamy Nantucket Bathroom

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Matt Kisiday

cream colored sofa

Hidden Laundry, an Under-Stairs Microwave, and More Ideas From 4 Tiny Lake Michigan Cottages Hidden Laundry, an Under-Stairs Microwave, and More Ideas From 4 Tiny Lake Michigan Cottages

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Stoffer Photography

dining room with lofted ceilings

This Groovy ’70s Home Lost Its Drop Ceilings and Gained a Golden Yellow Bathroom This Groovy ’70s Home Lost Its Drop Ceilings and Gained a Golden Yellow Bathroom

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Austin Leis

terrazzo vanity with wood drawers

The Key to a Kids’ Bathroom They’ll Still Like as Teens: Lots of Drawers and Matte White Hardware The Key to a Kids’ Bathroom They’ll Still Like as Teens: Lots of Drawers and Matte White Hardware

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Sara Liggoria-Tramp

dark red-brown laundry cabinets

The Laundry Room Upgrades This First-Time Homeowner Instantly Regretted The Laundry Room Upgrades This First-Time Homeowner Instantly Regretted

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Valeria Jacobs

bathroom with blue gutted type

This Savvy Renter Salvaged Her Shower Transformation With a $12 Fix This Savvy Renter Salvaged Her Shower Transformation With a $12 Fix

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Brigette Muller

red purple kitchen

This DIYer Fixed Her Serious Kitchen Paint Mistake With a $15 Amazon Find This DIYer Fixed Her Serious Kitchen Paint Mistake With a $15 Amazon Find

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Renee Bruner

tiled kitchen hood

After Solving for Bad Fridge Feng Shui and an Awkward Door, This Kitchen Now Has Good Flow After Solving for Bad Fridge Feng Shui and an Awkward Door, This Kitchen Now Has Good Flow

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Kyle Caldwell, Styling by The Primary Essentials

Lobby room with light blue walls and leather sofa

This Designer Reupholstered IKEA Armchairs to Take a Motel From Tacky to Cottagecore This Designer Reupholstered IKEA Armchairs to Take a Motel From Tacky to Cottagecore

By Elizabeth Kiefer

shelves on island

The Galley Kitchen in This Laid-Back Denmark Home Is Divided According to Function The Galley Kitchen in This Laid-Back Denmark Home Is Divided According to Function

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Christina Kayser Onsgaard, Styling by Rikke Graff Juel

wood cabinets with green backsplash

A Simple Addition Solved This Kitchen’s Lack of Shelving and Counter Space A Simple Addition Solved This Kitchen’s Lack of Shelving and Counter Space

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Gavin Cater

pink living room with gallery wall

A Happy Paint Accident Made This London Home’s Staircase Circus-Cool A Happy Paint Accident Made This London Home’s Staircase Circus-Cool

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Milo Brown

yellow house with pitched roof

This Vancouver Island Kitchen Reno Is Grandma Chic at Its Finest This Vancouver Island Kitchen Reno Is Grandma Chic at Its Finest

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Mary McNeill-Knowles

chaises next to pool

Pool! Firepit! ADU! How This Designer Tripled the Function of an Encinitas Backyard Pool! Firepit! ADU! How This Designer Tripled the Function of an Encinitas Backyard

By Kelly Dawson, Photography by Charlotte Lea

In This London Home’s Kitchen, the Designer Swapped Paint for Stain and Tile for Steel In This London Home’s Kitchen, the Designer Swapped Paint for Stain and Tile for Steel

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Genevieve Lutkin

powder room with red counters

An IKEA Vanity and Floor Stencil Kept My Powder Room Budget Under $4K An IKEA Vanity and Floor Stencil Kept My Powder Room Budget Under $4K

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Shannon Tate-Giordano

delt tile fireplace

How a Designer Reimagined the Wasted Square Footage in This Colonial’s Awkward Foyer How a Designer Reimagined the Wasted Square Footage in This Colonial’s Awkward Foyer

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Belle Morizio, Styling by Julia Stevens

cozy sunlit bedroom

The Final Cost of Our Kitchen-Turned-Bedroom Reno Was a Mere $63 The Final Cost of Our Kitchen-Turned-Bedroom Reno Was a Mere $63

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Hayley Ellen Day

woman in front door

This Tudor Exterior Went From Being Stuck in the ’80s to the Buzz of the Neighborhood This Tudor Exterior Went From Being Stuck in the ’80s to the Buzz of the Neighborhood

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Madeline Harper

art on tile wall

This New York Kitchen Stars IKEA’s Most Underrated Cabinet Design This New York Kitchen Stars IKEA’s Most Underrated Cabinet Design

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Susanna Howe

living room with lofted ceiling

This Designer Reno’d Her Upstate Home to Keep 7 Defined Rooms, Even With Only 900 Square Feet This Designer Reno’d Her Upstate Home to Keep 7 Defined Rooms, Even With Only 900 Square Feet

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Arden Wray

round wood dining table

How a Designer Worked With, Not Against, a Wall of 34 Windows How a Designer Worked With, Not Against, a Wall of 34 Windows

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Lauren Miller, Styling by Me&Mo

These First-Time Owners Traded Dark Paneling for a Breezy Central Kitchen in Their ’60s Split-Level These First-Time Owners Traded Dark Paneling for a Breezy Central Kitchen in Their ’60s Split-Level

By Samantha Weiss-Hills, Photography Anna Powell Denton

wood cabinets with fabric doors

There’s Hidden Meaning to the Custom Tiles in This Family’s Minneapolis Renovation There’s Hidden Meaning to the Custom Tiles in This Family’s Minneapolis Renovation

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Taylor Hall O’Brien

yellow dining room

This D.C. Galley Kitchen Packs All Its Personality Into Its Cabinet Handles This D.C. Galley Kitchen Packs All Its Personality Into Its Cabinet Handles

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Amanda Archibald, Styling by Strom Interior Studio

woman leaning on door

How an Editor and a Denim Designer Built a Closet That Just Perfectly Holds All Their Stuff How an Editor and a Denim Designer Built a Closet That Just Perfectly Holds All Their Stuff

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Julie Goldstone

Even Sunglasses Got Their Own Shelf in This Tiny Entryway Revamp Even Sunglasses Got Their Own Shelf in This Tiny Entryway Revamp

By Kelly Dawson

The Dated Bathroom Detail Designers Are Saving (and We’re Here for It) The Dated Bathroom Detail Designers Are Saving (and We’re Here for It)

By Lydia Geisel

white tudor house

The Designers Behind This 1924 Tudor Reno Saved Every Bit of Charm, Right Down to the Trees The Designers Behind This 1924 Tudor Reno Saved Every Bit of Charm, Right Down to the Trees

By Lydia Geisel

The Design Updates That Made This House Worthy of a Bid $700K Over Asking The Design Updates That Made This House Worthy of a Bid $700K Over Asking

By Lydia Geisel

Kids playing video games in a family room

This Tile Company Founder Took Her Gross Garage and Made It a Family Chill Zone This Tile Company Founder Took Her Gross Garage and Made It a Family Chill Zone

By Elizabeth Kiefer, photography by Aaron Bengochea

wood kitchen cabinets

In the Tightest Corners of This Cottage, a Designer Squeezed a Shower, Mini Fridge, and More In the Tightest Corners of This Cottage, a Designer Squeezed a Shower, Mini Fridge, and More

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Chris Snook

We Thought We’d Seen It All With Hidden Kitchen Storage, Then We Spotted This Sneaky Backsplash We Thought We’d Seen It All With Hidden Kitchen Storage, Then We Spotted This Sneaky Backsplash

By Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Photography by Jeff Jones

old timey pink cottage

Design Inspiration

7 Pink Paint Colors That Belong on Your Exterior, From Berry Crush to Modern Love 7 Pink Paint Colors That Belong on Your Exterior, From Berry Crush to Modern Love

By Lydia Geisel

kids playing cards

This L.A. Front Yard Was Sloped and Unusable—Now It’s a Cozy Outdoor Living Room This L.A. Front Yard Was Sloped and Unusable—Now It’s a Cozy Outdoor Living Room

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Elizabeth Messina

From Concrete Slab to a Dining Oasis: This Driveway Serves a New Purpose From Concrete Slab to a Dining Oasis: This Driveway Serves a New Purpose

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Design Assembly

dark purple home theater

Design Inspiration

This Eggplant-Hued Home Theater Has a Secret This Eggplant-Hued Home Theater Has a Secret

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Heather Ison

This Brownstone’s Backyard Welcomes Year-Round Foliage and Hides the Compost Bin This Brownstone’s Backyard Welcomes Year-Round Foliage and Hides the Compost Bin

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Winnie Au, Styling by Vanessa Vazquez

Living room with tile floor and slim vertical window

This Family Traded a Clutter-Catching Bedroom Corner for a Hidden Laundry Room This Family Traded a Clutter-Catching Bedroom Corner for a Hidden Laundry Room

By Elizabeth Kiefer

Narnia Who? This Cottage’s Attic Doors Reveal a Dramatic Marble Shower

Narnia Who? This Cottage’s Attic Doors Reveal a Dramatic Marble Shower Narnia Who? This Cottage’s Attic Doors Reveal a Dramatic Marble Shower

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Chris Mottalini

walls half coated in wallapper

This DIYer’s Powder Room Is Covered in Calacatta Viola Marble—Or Is It? This DIYer’s Powder Room Is Covered in Calacatta Viola Marble—Or Is It?

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Leah Hodson

seafoam green kitchen

Don’t Call It Sage—This D.C. Kitchen’s Seafoam Cabinets Bring the Drama Don’t Call It Sage—This D.C. Kitchen’s Seafoam Cabinets Bring the Drama

By Kelly Dawson, Photography by Jennifer Hughes, Styling by Kristi Hunter

This Maryland Reno Went From Boxy Farmhouse to Sleek Southwestern-Style Home This Maryland Reno Went From Boxy Farmhouse to Sleek Southwestern-Style Home

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Jennifer Hughes

red kitchen door

On This Architect’s Kitchen Wish List: Red Windows and Heart-Shaped Open Shelves On This Architect’s Kitchen Wish List: Red Windows and Heart-Shaped Open Shelves

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Emily Marshall

soapstone backsplash

With a Good Layout in Place, This Kitchen Reno Was About Gaining More Counter Space With a Good Layout in Place, This Kitchen Reno Was About Gaining More Counter Space

By Kelly Dawson, Photography by Vivian Johnson

designer and owner standing in kitchen

Loeffler Randall’s Founder Keeps a Fully Stocked Candlestick Rack in Her New Kitchen Loeffler Randall’s Founder Keeps a Fully Stocked Candlestick Rack in Her New Kitchen

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Olenka Kotyk