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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

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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

All the Mistakes We Made During Our $2.5K DIY Kitchen Remodel

Renovator's Notebook

All the Mistakes We Made During Our $2.5K DIY Kitchen Remodel

woman sitting on counter

Bathroom Renovation

The Best Thing Leanne Ford Bought From Home Depot Goes Back to Her First Reno

By Lydia Geisel

wood kitchen cabinets

Kitchen Renovation

This Forever Kitchen’s Structural Steel Beams Serve a Second Purpose: Spice Storage

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Greta Van Der Star

blue and white kitchen

Kitchen Renovation

The Best Contact Paper for a Low-Lift Countertop (or Cabinet!) Facelift

By Lydia Geisel

graphic with the no-reno kitchen

Kitchen Renovation

A $300 Renter-Friendly Makeover Brought 1920s Charm to This Boring White Kitchen

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Marco Zamora

white zellige shower

Bathroom Renovation

What Converting a Tub to a Shower Will Really Cost You

By Lydia Geisel

Copper dishwasher

Kitchen Renovation

Rather Than Settle for His Dishwasher’s Stainless Steel Door, This DIYer Wrapped It in Copper

By Lydia Geisel, Photography courtesy of Lone Fox

wood kitche ncabinets

Kitchen Renovation

Cherry Cabinets and Granite Counters Usually Scream ’90s—Not in This Pittsburgh Kitchen

By Lydia Geisel

pink backsplash

Against Friends’ Advice, a L.A. Couple Kept This Quirky Feature During Their Reno

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Engel Studios

kitchen on grid background

Kitchen Renovation

The 5-Inch Gap Between This Kitchen’s Oven and Waterfall Edge Was a Chance for Storage

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Belle Morizio, Illustrations by Brit Ashcraft, Styling by Julia Stevens

Turning This Rectangular Kitchen Island Into a Trapezoid Maximized Stealthy Storage

Turning This Rectangular Kitchen Island Into a Trapezoid Maximized Stealthy Storage

By Austa Somvichian-Clausen

wood bedroom floorbaords

Bathroom Renovation

This Primary-Suite Refresh Hinged On a Room-Dividing Wardrobe

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Leanne Kilroy

pink sink vanity

Bathroom Renovation

What Does a Bathroom Inspired by a Toilet Paper Holder Look Like? A Pastel Dream

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Thomas Richter

green tile backsplash

Kitchen Renovation

Adding Copper Counters to This Kitchen Was as Easy as “Wrapping a Christmas Present”

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Claire Thomas

slatted front gate

This L.A. Couple Lost Their Long Driveway But Gained a Zen Side Yard

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Michael Irwin

natural wood kitchen with used cabinets

Kitchen Renovation

The Most Underrated Kitchen-Reno Budget Saver: Used Cabinets

By Lindsey Mather, Lydia Geisel

butcher block counters

Parents to 3 Teens, This Houston Couple Looked to the Garage for a Chance at Personal Space

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Kirsten Francis

light blue kitchen

Kitchen Renovation

The Micro Trend That Found Its Way Into This Design Creative’s Baby Blue Kitchen

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Thomas Richter

red and green marble vanity

Bathroom Renovation

In This Home’s Main Bathroom, the Vanity Mirror Gets to Be the Star

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Madeline Tolle

kitchen photo on gray background

Kitchen Renovation

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

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Joel Klassen

pink and white bathroom tile

Bathroom Renovation

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

Bathroom Renovation

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

By Lauren Jones, Photography by Cricket Saleh

tri colored cabinets and terrazzo floor

Kitchen Renovation

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

By Lydia Geisel

window in front of sink

Kitchen Renovation

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

Bathroom Renovation

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

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

Kitchen Renovation

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

By Lydia Geisel

green concrete sink

Bathroom Renovation

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

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Marie Buck

green marble 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

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

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

fridge in cubby

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

By Lauren Jones, Photography by Charlotte Lea

Renovator's Notebook

4 Pax Wardrobes, Lots of Molding, and $5K Later, My Bedroom Is 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

By Raven McMillan

glossy green bathroom

Bathroom Renovation

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

Kitchen Renovation

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

Kitchen Renovation

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

Kitchen Renovation

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

Kitchen Renovation

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

By Kristen Flanagan, Photography by Tom St. Aubyn

Kitchen with green checkerboard floors

Kitchen Renovation

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