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Kitchen Remodels Won’t Include This Feature for Much Longer

Kitchen Renovation

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

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Jorden DeGaetano

burgundy marble kitchen counters

Kitchen Renovation

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

By Alyssa Shelasky

floral wallpapered breakfast room

Kitchen Renovation

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

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Erin Little

Renovator's Notebook

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

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 Shagun Khare, Photography by Rafael Soldi

industrial kitchen with marble island

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

By Lydia Geisel

Bathroom Renovation

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

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

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

light-filled modern bathroom with floating tub

Bathroom Renovation

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

By Kristen Flanagan

warm white kitchen on green background

Kitchen Renovation

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, Jen Levy

bathroom with bold floor tile

Bathroom Renovation

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

Kitchen Renovation

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

By Laura Fenton, Photography by Thomas Leonczik

Bathroom Renovation

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

Kitchen Renovation

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

Kitchen Renovation

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

By Domino Staff, Photography by Craig Tovey

Kitchen Renovation

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

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

dining room with stained glass window

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

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

view into kitchen from dining area

Kitchen Renovation

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

Kitchen Renovation

Dueling Backsplashes Give This New Jersey Kitchen Twice the Personality

By Laura Fenton, Photography by Thomas Leonczik

oxblood red kitchen cabinets and black range

Kitchen Renovation

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

Bathroom Renovation

Shrinking the Vanity and Ditching the Tub Magically Made This Indiana Bathroom Feel Bigger

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Anna Powell Denton

wood cabinets around range

Kitchen Renovation

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

bright loft dining room with wood pendant

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”

By Alyssa Longobucco, Photography by Stefan Merriweather

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

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Eddie Fortuna

green bathroom photo on reno notebook backdrop

Bathroom Renovation

My $12K Bathroom Reno Taught Me There Are Some Builder-Grade Finishes You Can Live With

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

white kitchen island

Kitchen Renovation

A Julia Child-Worthy Pegboard and Glossy IKEA Cabinets Mingle in This Indiana Kitchen

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Anna Powell Denton

For $420, This Graphic Designer Carved Out a WFH Zone in Her Studio Apartment

Renovator's Notebook

For $420, This Graphic Designer Carved Out a WFH Zone in Her Studio Apartment

By Hannah Chambley

bed in loft room

It Took 5,000 Square Feet of Wood Stain to De-Orangeify This Maine Cabin

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Joyelle West

black and wood guest house

A 237-Square-Foot Guesthouse With the “World’s Smallest Sink” But All Kinds of Calm

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Veronica Rodriguez

backyard fire-it with wood beam benches

How to Maximize a Hilly San Francisco Backyard: A Winding Wood Staircase

By Kate McGregor

When Athena Calderone Renovates a Basement, It’s Out With the Cobwebs, In With Terrazzo

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Mikey DeTemple

retro yellow bathroom with patterned floor tile

Bathroom Renovation

A ’70s Sunken Tub Was the One Thing That Stayed in This Retro Bathroom Refresh

By Shelby Deering, Photography by Madeline Harper

Soaring Sunflowers and a Fast-Growing Pumpkin Patch Turned This Front Yard Into a Destination

Soaring Sunflowers and a Fast-Growing Pumpkin Patch Turned This Front Yard Into a Destination

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Yardzen

boy standing on foam rainbow

While Everyone Else Turned Their Garages Into Guest Rooms, This Mom Put Monkey Bars in Hers

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Brian Kelley

kitchen with blue lower cabinets and red upper ones

Kitchen Renovation

71% of People Don’t Want This Feature in Their Kitchen

By Kate McGregor

grey-green closet

How a Maze of Connected Rooms Became This Designer’s Dream Walk-In Closet

By Kate McGregor, Photography by Followell

view into bedroom

A 5-Week Reno Timeline Meant This Loft’s Dated Parquet Floors Had to Stay

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Nick Glimenakis, Styling by Christy Rappold

backyard with flagstone patio and sunken hot tub

30 Years Later, This Homeowner Finally Built His Dream Childhood Treehouse

By Kate McGregor, Photography by Working Holiday Studio

How Much Does a Patio Cost?

How Much Does a Patio Cost?

horses in front of house

Dressing Celebrities Is Nothing Compared to the Home Renovation This Fashion Stylist Tackled

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Gavin Cater

kitchen with marble peninsula

Kitchen Renovation

This D.C. Kitchen Was Once Smooshed Under the Stairs—Now It’s Bathed in Light

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Jennifer Hughes

beige green kitchen on marble backdrop

Renovator's Notebook

After Being Quoted $100K, We DIYed Our NYC Kitchen and Bath for ¼ of the Cost

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

This Family of Five’s Epic Backyard Is Actually on the Neighboring Property

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Ryan Garvin

white kitchen with green island

The Kelly Green Island in This Danish Kitchen Is Made From the Same Material as Cutting Boards

By Kate McGregor

Bathroom Renovation

A Single Slab of Marble Is Used 5 Different Ways in This Teen Bathroom

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Madeline Harper

kitchen accordion window open

On the Other Side of This Santa Barbara Kitchen’s Windows? Another Kitchen

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by MELLON STUDIO

Leanne Ford Set the Scene for Her Nephew’s Groovy Nursery With a Giant Disco Ball

By Lydia Geisel

bright white modern house

A Designer-Fave Interior Color From Benjamin Moore Totally Transformed This Home’s Vinyl Siding

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Kay Volmar

I Embraced Dated Tile and a Tight Floor Plan to Save on My Kids’ $4K Bedroom and Bath Makeover

Renovator's Notebook

I Embraced Dated Tile and a Tight Floor Plan to Save on My Kids’ $4K Bedroom and Bath Makeover

By Kenya Foy, Photography by Wing Ho

mustard yellow painted kitchen

How This Londoner’s Weekend Kitchen Refresh Turned Into a 4-Month Renovation

By Kate McGregor

kitchen with white lower cabinets

Renovator's Notebook

A $10K Appliance Package and $200 Shelves Helped Me Save on My Toronto Kitchen Reno

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Janet Kwan

eggplant bathroom with console sink

Moving the Toilet Just 4 Inches Made a Marble Walk-In Shower Possible in This Guest Bath

By Kate McGregor

This London Kitchen’s Galley Layout Didn’t Stand in the Way of Carving Out a Banquette

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Chris Snook