The Latest In Renovator's Notebook

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

And offered to be my countertop installer’s assistant.

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

Now it’s a sage green dream.

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

Weekly status reports are a must, even when they’re just with your brother.

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

An architect couple’s savvy guide to a lengthy London remodel.

What Went Wrong (and Right) When I DIYed My Entire Kitchen Reno at 35 Weeks Pregnant

What Went Wrong (and Right) When I DIYed My Entire Kitchen Reno at 35 Weeks Pregnant

I tore down an arch two days before giving birth.

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

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

And what we learned for next time.

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

The soft-close hinges have a place in the future.

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

The floor tile looks new, but it’s really just paint.

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

How we juggled tile choices and a baby on the way.

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

This DIYer redeemed her former childhood space.

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

The island came as is from the Swedish retailer.

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

An under-$3,000 food-prep space (minus the appliances).

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

A first-time homeowner’s Baltimore kitchen reno.

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

I (temporarily) removed my rental’s sad cabinets, too.

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

Design pro Angela Rose had a point of view from the start—literally.

Sponsored By Loloi

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

But I did find a new home for my old vanity.

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

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

Her timeline: two weeks.

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

It pays to make friends with the manager at the stone store.