Before & After (Page 4)

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white tudor house

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

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

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

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Chris Snook

Kitchen Renovation

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

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

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Elizabeth Messina

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

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Design Assembly

dark purple home theater

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

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

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

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Chris Mottalini

walls half coated in wallapper

Bathroom Renovation

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

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Leah Hodson

seafoam green kitchen

Kitchen Renovation

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

Before It Had Sleek Southwestern Style, This Maryland Home Was a Boxy Farmhouse

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Jennifer Hughes

red kitchen door

Kitchen Renovation

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

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Emily Marshall

soapstone backsplash

Kitchen Renovation

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

Kitchen Renovation

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

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Olenka Kotyk

wood wall ledge

This Aussie Couple Chose Ski Storage Over a Pantry in Their 400-Square-Foot London Apartment

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Mariell Lind Hansen

view down wood kitchen cabinets

Kitchen Renovation

How This Tile Company Founder Landed on the Perfect Backsplash for His Own Kitchen

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by deVOL Kitchens

Exterior of home with cedar shake siding and a pool

The Graveyard Behind This 1800s New York Home Wasn’t Going Anywhere

A King’s Former Bathroom Sink Is Just One FB Marketplace Score in This London Reno

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Chris Tubbs

green laundry room cabinets

Bathroom Renovation

Turning an Old Headboard Into Shelves in This Laundry Room Was My Grandma’s Genius Idea

By Annita Katee

oak kitchen cabinets

A Wall of Cabinets Hides, Well, Everything in This Home’s Converted Garage

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Ye Rin Mok

kids in indoor-outdoor tub

Bathroom Renovation

10 Spa-Like Bathroom Remodel Ideas, Whether You Have $500 to Spend or $25,000

By Lydia Geisel

This Ever-Popular Kitchen Layout Is Back (Again)

Kitchen Renovation

This Ever-Popular Kitchen Layout Is Back (Again)

By Raven McMillan

wood kitchen cabinets

This Graphic Designer’s Reno Goal: Re-create an Italian Grandma’s Kitchen

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by The Venetian Pantry

green and wood kitchen

Kitchen Renovation

This St. Paul Home’s 1890 Exterior Inspired the Wood Cabinets in the Kitchen

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Taylor Hall O'Brien

Kitchen Renovation

With a $6,500 Budget, I Was Determined to Fall in Love With My Galley Kitchen

By Lydia Geisel

food on counter

Kitchen Renovation

This Food Stylist Consulted a Color Expert for Her Galley Kitchen Reno

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Diana Yen

slatted walnut cabinet

Kitchen Renovation

In This Narrow Seattle Kitchen, a Walnut-Lined “Super-Pantry” Saves the Day

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Miranda Estes

yellow and blue kitchen

Kitchen Renovation

A “Nothing Too Shiny or New” Mantra Led These Designers to a Turmeric-Hued Kitchen

By Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Photography courtesy of deVOL Kitchens

large modern living room

This Real-Estate Agent Saw Reno Potential in a Stagnant Home—Now Its Value Has Doubled

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Nils Timm

rocking chair in corner

Renovator's Notebook

For $500, My Rental Bedroom Went From Plain White to Cottage-Worthy

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Anna Wright, Styling by Schoolhouse

walnut headboard

Dare We Say, This Brown-on-Brown L.A. Kitchen Beats Bright and Airy Any Day

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

chair at plywood desk

Tales From a Basement Reno: “All I Knew Was I Wanted a Concrete Floor With Plywood Millwork”

By Kelly Dawson, Photography by Amanda Archibald, Styling by Jen Levy

woman in kitchen with son

The Kitchen in This Airy Bungalow Reno Got a Last-Minute Splash of Burgundy

By Kelly Dawson, Photography by Charlotte Lea

fluted wood vanity

This Philadelphia Townhouse Is Technically Smaller Post-Reno, But It Feels Grander

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Jason Varney

Pink house exterior with yellow door flanked by palm trees.

Steel Clad, Energy Efficient, Shape Shifting (!)—These Exterior Designs Stand Out on the Block

By Lydia Geisel, Kelly Dawson

cabinet and kitchen near garage door

This Converted Garage Has a Full Kitchenette—But Can Still Fit a Car

By Shagun Khare, Photography by Rushika Gill

hotel dining room

Backdrop’s Checkerboard Wallpaper Looks Right at Home in This Restored Historic Hotel

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Hannah Hoggatt

brooklyn brownstone living room

This Brooklyn Reno Proves Penny Tile Can Do Big Things for Your Kitchen Walls

By Lydia Geisel

This Austin Creative’s French-Door Fridge Hack Saved Her Hundreds of Dollars

By Lydia Geisel

black entryway doors

The Old Cabinets Stayed in This Historic Townhouse Renovation—Just Not in the Kitchen

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Julie Goldstone

This Designer Furnished His Entire Living Room for Less Than $2K

This Designer Furnished His Entire Living Room for Less Than $2K

By Raven McMillan

floral backsplashh tile

Kitchen Renovation

Put Down the Sledgehammer: This California Kitchen Makes a Case for Keeping Walls

By Kelly Dawson, Photography by Laure Joliet, Styling by Merisa Libbey

Kitchen Renovation

This Blue Kitchen on Its Own Was Too Cold—Here’s How These Designers Tweaked It for Warmth

By Rafe Churchill, and Heide Hendricks, with Laura Chávez Silverman, Photography by Chris Mottalini

Kitchen shelving with wood-paneled walls and candy striped open shelving

A Had-to-Stay Post in This Playful Kitchen Made Way for Cool Curved Spice Storage

By Julie Vadnal, Photography by Kate Jordan, Styling by Heather Phillips Spaulding

woman leaning on wall

This Designer Brought Brick Back Into a Colonial in a Big (But Sneaky) Way

By Shagun Khare, Photography by Erin Little

Renovator's Notebook

We Saved $650K on Our Farmhouse Reno by Turning It Into a Family Affair

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Grace Wilcox

One of This Dallas Home’s Design Dilemmas: The Front Door That Opens Into the Living Room

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Yanglin Cai

graphic entry tile

This ’40s Fixer-Upper Went From “Moldy Walls and Mountains of Garbage” to Spacious and Groovy

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Kara Mercer

Renovator's Notebook

Our Wedding Registry Helped Pay for Our 670-Square-Foot Renovation

By Lauren Jones, Photography by Richard Chivers

marble lined archway

Most of the Ideas for This L.A. Reno Came From a 2018 Road Trip Through Europe

By Kelly Dawson

This Designer Stashed a Slab of Terrazzo for Years, Until It Inspired a Black-on-Black Kitchen

Kitchen Renovation

This Designer Stashed a Slab of Terrazzo for Years, Until It Inspired a Black-on-Black Kitchen

By Raven McMillan

small niche seating nook

Ditching the Linen Closet Gained This Home a Showstopping Reading Nook

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Heather Ison

green house with flowers

How I Turned My Friend’s Front Lawn Into a Pollinator Paradise

By Nick Spain, Photography by Brittany Sturdivant

maroon kitchen island

Kitchen Renovation

The Maroon Island in This Cabin Kitchen Is Also—Surprise!—The Fridge

By Lydia Geisel

white galley kitchen

Kitchen Renovation

This Designer Didn’t Have to Demo Her Porcelain Kitchen Floors to Get Rid of Them

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Arthty Ragupathy

blue arched tile

Kitchen Renovation

Bold 1920s Tile Was Too Priceless to Give Up in This Kitchen Reno

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Studio Lithe

archway threshold

Why a “Dated” Flooring Choice Was Just What This London Home Reno Needed

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Anna Stathaki

couple with baby

Kitchen Renovation

Pink Walls and Black IKEA Cabinets Helped This Couple Love Their Galley Kitchen

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Ari Skin

woman standing in kitchen

Kitchen Renovation

Crate & Barrel’s Newest Line Makes No-Demo Renos Look Totally Custom

By Lydia Geisel

How These Pro Renovators Avoided Stripping Any Wood During This Brownstone Remodel

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Nick Glimenakis