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two rattan chairs beside pool

Before & After: A 300-Square-Foot Pool House Became This Home’s Best Room

By Zoë Sessums, Photography by Alison Gootee

yellow kitchen with checkered floors

Kitchen Renovation

Before & After: A New Hampshire Kitchen Channels a Cheerful 1940s Diner

By Zoë Sessums, Photography by Taylor Hall O'Brien

brass and wood kitchen

Kitchen Renovation

Before & After: This New Zealand Kitchen’s Storage Overhaul Stars a Drawer Inside a Drawer

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by David Straight

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Before & After: What to Do With a Long, Narrow Room? Turn It Into a Speakeasy, Of Course

By Kristen Flanagan, Photography by Sarah Shields

countryside cozy living room

Before & After: Moving the Dining Table Made Way for This Brooklyn Apartment’s Cozy Reading Nook

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Andrew Bui

modern blue island

Kitchen Renovation

Before & After: This London Kitchen’s Terracotta Pantry Used to Be the Courtyard

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Chris Snook

dining room table in kitchen with hanging pendant

Kitchen Renovation

Before & After: A Gutsy Structural Move Transformed This Townhouse’s Basement Kitchen

By Zoë Sessums, Photography by Jason Varney

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Before & After: Auction Wins and Vintage Hardware Aged This Connecticut Home in the Right Way

By Kristen Flanagan, After Photography by Kate Jordan, Styling by Veronica Olson

dark brown kitchen with glass pendant

Renovator's Notebook

I Spent $3,410 Transforming My 60-Square-Foot Rental Kitchen and Don’t Regret It

Text by Allie Sutterer, As told to Elizabeth Kiefer, Photography by Lizi Gegenava

Before & After: A 1912 Washington Craftsman Gains an Entry and a Dramatic Palette

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Andrew Giammarco, Styling by Cozbi Jean

white archway door into kitchen

Kitchen Renovation

Before & After: This L.A. Kitchen’s Appliances Are Hidden by Shoji Screen-Inspired Doors

By Zoë Sessums, Photography by Michael Clifford

colorful classic english kitchen

Kitchen Renovation

Before & After: Limestone Floors and a Faux Hearth Bring Country Charm to a London Kitchen

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Chris Snook

green galley kitchen

Kitchen Renovation

Before & After: No Walls Were Demoed in This Seattle Galley Kitchen Transformation

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Taylor Roberts

lime green house

Before & After: Lime Green Trim Hints at What Awaits Inside This Cali Bungalow

By Alyssa Clough, Photography by Suzanna Scott

cream laundry room with hanging rail

Renovator's Notebook

Renovator’s Notebook: I Turned My White-Box Laundry Room Into a Cottagecore Dream for Under $5K

By Amanda Sims Clifford, Photography by Jenna Sue Design Co.

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

woman standing in living room

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

Before & After: 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

green-tiled bathroom with double mirrors and sinks

Bathroom Renovation

Before & After: Only Justina Blakeney Could Balance Two Dueling Colors in One Small Bathroom

By Zoë Sessums, Photography by Justina Blakeney

dining room with wood table, dresser, and tiled fireplace

Bathroom Renovation

Before & After: Enlarging a Doorway Was the Game-Changing Move in This London Remodel

By Zoë Sessums, Photography by Anna Stathaki

dark bedroom with red bedding and pendant light

Before & After: This Basement Reno Embraces the Darkness—And Lime Green

By Alyssa Clough, Photography by Amanda Archibald

triangular desk area with chair

No Awkward Slope or Slant Was Ignored in This London Attic Makeover

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Leanne Kilroy

kitchen with blue upholstered sofa and red table

Kitchen Renovation

Before & After: This Colorful London Kitchen Was Designed for a Neurodivergent Home Cook

By Laura Fenton, Photography by Kristy Noble

closet with wallpaper and red shelves

How a Designer Turned an Awkward Closet Into This French Bistro–Inspired Wine Room

By Zoë Sessums, Photography by Becca Pierson

bathroom vanity with marble counter and wood cabinets

Bathroom Renovation

Before & After: All It Took for a Little Privacy in This L.A. Bathroom Was a Single Design Tweak

By Zoë Sessums, Photography by Jenna Peffley

gif of a yellow room with arched door opening and closing

Kitchen Renovation

Once a Hallway, Every Inch of This Pantry Is Packed With Custom Storage

By Amanda Sims Clifford, Photography by Claudia Di Maio, Styling by Adrian Manuel, Diagrams by Glam Studio

white kitchen with wood island and chairs

Kitchen Renovation

Before & After: A Brooklyn Kitchen Designed Around Everyday Movement, Not Appliances

By Zoë Sessums, Photography by Julie Goldstone

cream colored room with marble mantel

Before & After: This Brooklyn Brownstone Feels Like Stepping Into a 1970s Polaroid

By Jennifer Fernandez, Photography by Claudia Di Maio, Styling by Adrian Manuel

pink interior door

Before & After: A Milwaukee Rental Where Each Room’s Paint Color Is Bolder Than the Last

By Kelly Dawson, Photography by Lake Effect Club

kitchen with wood cabinetry and blue tile floor

Kitchen Renovation

Before & After: Budget Birch Cabinetry Looks Impossibly Luxe in This Detroit Kitchen

By Kelly Dawson, Photography by Gerard Belevender

green bathroom paneling

Before & After: 4 Surface-Level Swaps Transformed This Baltimore Bathroom

By Alyssa Clough, Photography by Amanda Archibald

wood paneled bathroom

Bathroom Renovation

This Esthetician’s Warm Wood Bathroom Is Like Her Skincare Routine: Refreshingly Simple

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Molly Haas

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Bathroom Renovation

Before & After: This Petite Parisian Bathroom’s All-Over Tile Is Made for Swimming Pools

By Andrew Wasserstein

woman sitting on sofa

Before & After: A Designer Left Her NYC Studio for a Fixer-Upper in the Suburbs

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Kyle Caldwell, Styling by TPE Interior Styling

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The Top 10 Before & Afters of 2025

By Samantha Weiss-Hills

white boucle stools at counter

Kitchen Renovation

This Designer’s Hack for a Real Marble Countertop in a Rental: Make It Removable

By Lydia Geisel

amber tile shower

Bathroom Renovation

Before & After: A Clever Nightstand Hack Gave This Guest Bath a Glow-Up

By Kelly Dawson, Photography by Sara Ligorria-Tramp

wallpapered room with cafe curtains and window

Bathroom Renovation

Before & After: In This 1700s Bathroom, Sealed Wallpaper Stands In for Tile

By Laura Fenton

view into dark bathroom

Bathroom Renovation

Before & After: A Sea Ranch–Inspired Bathroom That Was Worth the Two-Year Wait

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Christopher Stark, Styling by Yedda Morrison Studio

kitchen sink area with curved open shelving

Kitchen Renovation

Before & After: Adding a Powder Room Fixed the Layout of This Cozy Craftsman Kitchen

By Laura Fenton, Photography by Taylor Hall O’Brien

view into skylight living room

Before & After: When a Designer Renovates Their Own Home, Clever Saves Are Everywhere

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Jasper Fry

green games table in living room

Before & After: 3 Smart Layout Changes Did the Heavy Lifting in This Maine Makeover

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Aaron Leitz

Before & After: Shifting the Stairs Upgraded the View and the Vibe in This Sunken Den

By Kelly Dawson, Photography by Clark Hodgin

modern living room with arch window

This Home’s Most Controversial Design Feature: A Red Marble Tub in the Bedroom

By Lydia Geisel

Before & After: Even the Leather Sofa Got a Second Life in This Sonoma Reno

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Eli Blanton, Styling by Jessica Olson

wood kitchen cabinets

Before & After: A Brooklyn Townhome Where No Design Era Is Off-Limits

By Alyssa Clough, Photography by Nicholas Venezia, Styling by John Sheppard

curved sofa with accent wallpaper

After a Decade of Millennial Gray, This Living Room Looks Like New in Warm Neutrals

By Kelly Dawson, Julianny Casado

blue kitchen stools

Before & After: A Philly Home’s First Floor Gets a Reboot with Built-In Storage

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Brian Wetzel

Before & After: The Living Room and Kitchen in This Home Swapped Spots

By Lauren Jones, Photography by Charlotte Lea

Before & After: An L.A. Home Trades an IKEA Kitchen and White Walls for 1954 Energy

By Lydia Geisel, Sterling Reed, Styling by Lauren Caris Cohan

Dining room with green rug and wooden dining table and chairs

This Log Cabin Was Full of Design Crimes—Now It’s All About the Rustic-Luxe Details

By Kristen Flanagan, Photography By Carina Skrobecki