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kitchen photo on gray background

I Chose Materials for My $4K Kitchen Reno That I Can Reuse When I Eventually Do a Big Gut I Chose Materials for My $4K Kitchen Reno That I Can Reuse When I Eventually Do a Big Gut

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Marynn Udvarhelyi

brown slatted siding

The Key to This Couple’s Impromptu Parties: An Exterior That Stops Neighbors in the Street The Key to This Couple’s Impromptu Parties: An Exterior That Stops Neighbors in the Street

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Joel Klassen

pink and white bathroom tile

The Terrazzo Vanity in This $400 Bathroom Makeover Is Shockingly Just Paint The Terrazzo Vanity in This $400 Bathroom Makeover Is Shockingly Just Paint

By Lauren Jones, Photography by Hannah Drakeford

gray and white checkered bathroom tile

Nixing the Medicine Cabinet Streamlined This Tiny Bathroom Remodel Nixing the Medicine Cabinet Streamlined This Tiny Bathroom Remodel

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Jessica Alexander

A “Swampy” Green Entrance Checked Off the Nostalgia Box in This Retro Reno A “Swampy” Green Entrance Checked Off the Nostalgia Box in This Retro Reno

By Lauren Jones, Photography by Cricket Saleh

tri colored cabinets and terrazzo floor

Red Oak, Zellige, Peel-and-Stick—10 Kitchen Floor Ideas That Aren’t Traditional Vinyl Red Oak, Zellige, Peel-and-Stick—10 Kitchen Floor Ideas That Aren’t Traditional Vinyl

By Lydia Geisel

window in front of sink

This Couple Bought Their Longtime Rental House and Immediately Brightened Up the Galley Kitchen This Couple Bought Their Longtime Rental House and Immediately Brightened Up the Galley Kitchen

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Jessica Alexander

bathroom with wood border

I Spent $2,500 of My $3,000 Bathroom Reno Budget on This Etsy Purchase I Spent $2,500 of My $3,000 Bathroom Reno Budget on This Etsy Purchase

By Lauren Jones, Photography by Kate Pearce

corner of reading nook with curved patterned backboard

Design Inspiration

There’s No Better Use for an Awkward Stair Landing Than This Do-It-All Reading Nook There’s No Better Use for an Awkward Stair Landing Than This Do-It-All Reading Nook

By Chantal Lamers, Photography by Chaunte Vaughn

fireplace in kitchen

The Unfussy Cabinet Style That Beat Out Shaker for Best Fit in This Old Dairy Barn The Unfussy Cabinet Style That Beat Out Shaker for Best Fit in This Old Dairy Barn

By Lydia Geisel

green concrete sink

Becoming the General Contractors of Our Portland Bathroom Reno Saved Us $30K Becoming the General Contractors of Our Portland Bathroom Reno Saved Us $30K

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Fabian Molina

This Yard Has Bocce Ball Out Back and Loungers Shaded by an Olive Tree in the Front This Yard Has Bocce Ball Out Back and Loungers Shaded by an Olive Tree in the Front

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Marie Buck

green marble kitchen

A Vintage Pie Cabinet Replaced All the Uppers in This Canadian Kitchen A Vintage Pie Cabinet Replaced All the Uppers in This Canadian Kitchen

By Raven McMillan

pink stair case

When No One Could Pick Between Dark or Light Green Shower Tile, the Answer Became Clear: Both When No One Could Pick Between Dark or Light Green Shower Tile, the Answer Became Clear: Both

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Erin Konrath, Styling by Natalie Marotta

green blue kitchen

Getting Rid of an Atrium Made Room for This Space-Savvy San Francisco Kitchen Getting Rid of an Atrium Made Room for This Space-Savvy San Francisco Kitchen

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Stephanie Russo, Styling by Anika Murthy

fridge in cubby

Oak-Wood Handles and Faux Drawers Are Murphy Bed Camouflage in This Guesthouse Oak-Wood Handles and Faux Drawers Are Murphy Bed Camouflage in This Guesthouse

By Lauren Jones, Photography by Charlotte Lea

4 Pax Wardrobes, Lots of Molding, and $5K Later, My Bedroom Became a Grown-Up Sanctuary 4 Pax Wardrobes, Lots of Molding, and $5K Later, My Bedroom Became a Grown-Up Sanctuary

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Kayla Nelson

bluebird dennisport

Original Pink Tile and Knotty Pine Walls Made the Cut in This 1950s Motel Reno Original Pink Tile and Knotty Pine Walls Made the Cut in This 1950s Motel Reno

By Raven McMillan

glossy green bathroom

When Gallons of Car Paint Meet ’70s IKEA Cabinetry, You Get High-Shine Perfection When Gallons of Car Paint Meet ’70s IKEA Cabinetry, You Get High-Shine Perfection

By Kristen Flanagan, Photography by Yoshihiro Makino, Styling by Randi Brookman Harris

wood and stone table

In This Kitchen, the Banquette Cushions Are Foam Rollers and the Bench Is IKEA Cabinets In This Kitchen, the Banquette Cushions Are Foam Rollers and the Bench Is IKEA Cabinets

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Nicole Franzen

sink in front of window

The Two-Tone Wood Cabinets in This San Diego Kitchen Reno Were a Happy Accident The Two-Tone Wood Cabinets in This San Diego Kitchen Reno Were a Happy Accident

By Lauren Jones, Photography by Charlotte Lea

corner of kitchen island

This Kitchen’s Concrete Column Wasn’t Going Anywhere, So the Architects Worked Around It (Literally) This Kitchen’s Concrete Column Wasn’t Going Anywhere, So the Architects Worked Around It (Literally)

By Lydia Geisel

small cream-colored kitchen with turquoise tile

A Pop-Up Table Makes This Tiny Kitchen Eat-In Friendly A Pop-Up Table Makes This Tiny Kitchen Eat-In Friendly

By Kristen Flanagan, Photography by Tom St. Aubyn

Kitchen with green checkerboard floors

How One Designer Tackled the 1800s (and Then the 1980s) in This Kitchen Reno How One Designer Tackled the 1800s (and Then the 1980s) in This Kitchen Reno

A Bar Hidden Behind Bifolds Is Just One Visual Trick in This Toronto Kitchen A Bar Hidden Behind Bifolds Is Just One Visual Trick in This Toronto Kitchen

By Shagun Khare, Photography by Lauren Miller

kohler heritage color collection

Kohler Is Bringing Back 2 Archived Colors, and the Winners Are… Kohler Is Bringing Back 2 Archived Colors, and the Winners Are…

By Raven McMillan

plywood kitchen

We Put a Plywood Spin on $950 IKEA Cabinet Frames for Our Cali Cabin Kitchen Reno We Put a Plywood Spin on $950 IKEA Cabinet Frames for Our Cali Cabin Kitchen Reno

By Lydia Geisel, Photography Courtesy of Canopy Cabin

floral wallpaper with a large dresser-turned-vanity

Everything There Is to Know About Turning a Dresser Into a Vanity Everything There Is to Know About Turning a Dresser Into a Vanity

By Lydia Geisel

This Design Editor’s Quick-Install Kitchen Is Like a “Sexy Matte-Black Mercedes” This Design Editor’s Quick-Install Kitchen Is Like a “Sexy Matte-Black Mercedes”

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by William Jess Laird

Kitchen Remodels Won’t Include This Feature for Much Longer

Kitchen Remodels Won’t Include This Feature for Much Longer Kitchen Remodels Won’t Include This Feature for Much Longer

By Lydia Geisel

purple powder bathroom

How a Designer-Builder Couple Pulled Off a Soulful Renovation Knowing They Planned to Sell How a Designer-Builder Couple Pulled Off a Soulful Renovation Knowing They Planned to Sell

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Jorden DeGaetano

burgundy marble kitchen counters

Burgundy Marble Counters Are In, But Designers Also Love These 4 Stones Burgundy Marble Counters Are In, But Designers Also Love These 4 Stones

By Lydia Geisel

Home with palm trees and white exterior

I Write a Column About Curb Appeal—Here’s What I Did to Improve Mine I Write a Column About Curb Appeal—Here’s What I Did to Improve Mine

By Alyssa Shelasky

floral wallpapered breakfast room

So Long, Granite and Dark Wood Kitchen; Hello, Cozy Breakfast Nook and Hidden Pantry So Long, Granite and Dark Wood Kitchen; Hello, Cozy Breakfast Nook and Hidden Pantry

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Erin Little

Thanks to IKEA Sektion Cabinets and an Etsy Island, My Guest Room Is Now a Partial Kitchen Thanks to IKEA Sektion Cabinets and an Etsy Island, My Guest Room Is Now a Partial Kitchen

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Michelle Nash

Home with dark exterior and copper gutters

Exactly How “the Worst Home on the Best Block” Got Its Dreamy Dark Exterior Exactly How “the Worst Home on the Best Block” Got Its Dreamy Dark Exterior

By Shelby Deering, Photography by Raquel Langworthy, Styling by Deirdre King

black and white house

By Stealing a Sliver of Space From the Kitchen, This Narrow Home Got an Indoor-Outdoor Tub By Stealing a Sliver of Space From the Kitchen, This Narrow Home Got an Indoor-Outdoor Tub

By Shagun Khare, Photography by Rafael Soldi

industrial kitchen with marble island

This 2020 Addition Looks Nothing Like the Original Tudor, Except for One Detail This 2020 Addition Looks Nothing Like the Original Tudor, Except for One Detail

By Kristen Flanagan

green laundry room

An Old English Laundry Room Reno That’s Still Extremely Practical An Old English Laundry Room Reno That’s Still Extremely Practical

By Lydia Geisel

Style & Shopping

Nate Berkus Stands By Putting These Living Room Staples in Your Kitchen Nate Berkus Stands By Putting These Living Room Staples in Your Kitchen

By Lydia Geisel

pale blue entryway with faux built-in storage

This Monochrome Entryway Built-In Is Actually a Kitchen Cabinet This Monochrome Entryway Built-In Is Actually a Kitchen Cabinet

By Kate McGregor, Photography by Keyanna Bowen, Styling by Rashida Banks

wood range hood accents

A Fashion-Forward Renovation Had This Fixer-Upper Ready to List in 9 Weeks A Fashion-Forward Renovation Had This Fixer-Upper Ready to List in 9 Weeks

By Lidia Ryan, Photography by Michael P. H. Clifford

light-filled modern bathroom with floating tub

An (Almost) Completely New Layout Revived This Beige Builder-Grade Bathroom An (Almost) Completely New Layout Revived This Beige Builder-Grade Bathroom

By Kristen Flanagan

warm white kitchen on green background

Finding Out My New Counters Would Cost $1,800 Was the Good Kind of Sticker Shock Finding Out My New Counters Would Cost $1,800 Was the Good Kind of Sticker Shock

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Amanda Archibald, Styling by Julia Stevens, Styling by Jen Levy

bathroom with bold floor tile

How a Designer Fit a Soaking Tub, Double Vanity, and Laundry Into an Attic Bathroom How a Designer Fit a Soaking Tub, Double Vanity, and Laundry Into an Attic Bathroom

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Lang Thomas Interiors

living room on designed background

A $40 Kitchen Countertop DIY Cost Me My Security Deposit—But I Have Zero Reno Regrets A $40 Kitchen Countertop DIY Cost Me My Security Deposit—But I Have Zero Reno Regrets

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Tomas Espinoza

blue quilt on bed

A Shape-Shifting IKEA Bed Helps This Attic Go From Guest Room to Office A Shape-Shifting IKEA Bed Helps This Attic Go From Guest Room to Office

By Laura Fenton, Photography by Thomas Leonczik

This Designer Went Through 15 Bathroom Layouts Before Landing on the One This Designer Went Through 15 Bathroom Layouts Before Landing on the One

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Jessica D’Itri Marés

Why This Designer Tore Out Every Cabinet to Make Way for a Kitchen Full of Rosy Pink Drawers

Why This Designer Tore Out Every Cabinet to Make Way for a Kitchen Full of Rosy Pink Drawers Why This Designer Tore Out Every Cabinet to Make Way for a Kitchen Full of Rosy Pink Drawers

By Raven McMillan

arched pass through window

3 Cabinet Styles, 3 Hardware Types, 1 Kitchen—It Can Be Done 3 Cabinet Styles, 3 Hardware Types, 1 Kitchen—It Can Be Done

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Virtually Here Studios

A Loloi Rug and DIY Beams Brought My Dining Room Out of the ’90s

A Loloi Rug and DIY Beams Brought My Dining Room Out of the ’90s A Loloi Rug and DIY Beams Brought My Dining Room Out of the ’90s

By Domino Staff, Photography by Craig Tovey

8 Kitchen Cabinet Makeovers That Will Inspire You to Pick Up a Paintbrush 8 Kitchen Cabinet Makeovers That Will Inspire You to Pick Up a Paintbrush

By Lydia Geisel, Elly Leavitt

bedroom with doros open

These Bibliophiles Could Have Edited Down Their Books—They Renovated Their Apartment Instead These Bibliophiles Could Have Edited Down Their Books—They Renovated Their Apartment Instead

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

dining room with stained glass window

Design Inspiration

An Interior Stained-Glass Window Casts an Amber Glow on This Once Drab L.A. Home An Interior Stained-Glass Window Casts an Amber Glow on This Once Drab L.A. Home

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Sara Liggoria-Tramp, Styling by Emily Edith Bowser

Limewashed bedroom with woven lamp.

When This Designer Wants to Go on Vacation, She Just Walks Into Her Limewashed Bedroom When This Designer Wants to Go on Vacation, She Just Walks Into Her Limewashed Bedroom

By Kelly Lack, Photography by Tim Hirschmann, Portrait by Michael Esho

view into kitchen from dining area

A Brick Red Island Replaced the In-the-Way Wall Cabinets in This Copenhagen Kitchen A Brick Red Island Replaced the In-the-Way Wall Cabinets in This Copenhagen Kitchen

By Lydia Geisel

kitchen with color floors and cafe window curtain

Dueling Backsplashes Give This New Jersey Kitchen Twice the Personality Dueling Backsplashes Give This New Jersey Kitchen Twice the Personality

By Laura Fenton, Photography by Thomas Leonczik

oxblood red kitchen cabinets and black range

My Montreal Kitchen Remodel Was Too Perfect—Here’s How I Messed With It My Montreal Kitchen Remodel Was Too Perfect—Here’s How I Messed With It

By Sophie Donelson, Photography by Patrick Biller, Styling by Darina Bellini

white shower tile

Shrinking the Vanity and Ditching the Tub Made This Bleak Bathroom Feel Brighter and Bigger Shrinking the Vanity and Ditching the Tub Made This Bleak Bathroom Feel Brighter and Bigger

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Anna Powell Denton

wood cabinets around range

Why a Former Chef Swears by This Style of Open Kitchen Shelving Why a Former Chef Swears by This Style of Open Kitchen Shelving

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Rachael Stollar

Exterior of Daunt's Albatross

This Montauk Motel’s Beachy-Cool Reno Is About to Inspire Your Next Home Project This Montauk Motel’s Beachy-Cool Reno Is About to Inspire Your Next Home Project

bright loft dining room with wood pendant

A Glassed-In Home Office Sits in the Center of This Family’s Hardworking Brooklyn Loft A Glassed-In Home Office Sits in the Center of This Family’s Hardworking Brooklyn Loft

By Olivia Lidbury

pool and indoor/outdoor area.

The Sunken Sofa in This 8-in-1 Pool House Rightfully Earned the Name “Cuddle Puddle” The Sunken Sofa in This 8-in-1 Pool House Rightfully Earned the Name “Cuddle Puddle”

By Alyssa Longobucco, Photography by Stefan Merriweather

This Dallas Couple Didn’t Have to Buy a Frame TV to Disguise the Living Room Eyesore This Dallas Couple Didn’t Have to Buy a Frame TV to Disguise the Living Room Eyesore

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Eddie Fortuna