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Sarah sherman Samuel tan kitchen

Design by Room

Sarah Sherman Samuel’s Second Kitchen Is All About Indulging Her Dark Side Sarah Sherman Samuel’s Second Kitchen Is All About Indulging Her Dark Side

By Sarah Sherman Samuel

white and pink kitchen with open shelves

Design by Room

One Decision Saved This Homeowner $9,000 on Her Kitchen Transformation One Decision Saved This Homeowner $9,000 on Her Kitchen Transformation

By Lydia Geisel

Cabinets painted black and white

Design Inspiration

How to Paint Wood Kitchen Cabinets, Step-by-Step How to Paint Wood Kitchen Cabinets, Step-by-Step

By Rebecca Deczynski

Kitchen with blue cabinets

Renovation

Nixing This Detail Was a Controversial Reno Decision, But So Worth It Nixing This Detail Was a Controversial Reno Decision, But So Worth It

By Gabrielle Savoie

marble kitchen with a marble backgorund

Renovation

With $50K and a Forklift, We Vaulted the Garage and Made a Kitchen With $50K and a Forklift, We Vaulted the Garage and Made a Kitchen

By Lydia Geisel

Renovation

Don’t Toss It: Here’s How to Make Your Worn-Out Rug Look Brand-New Don’t Toss It: Here’s How to Make Your Worn-Out Rug Look Brand-New

By Rebecca Deczynski

bright breakfast nook with surround windows

Design by Room

This 170-Square-Foot Kitchen Doesn’t Rely on Tons of Cabinetry for Storage This 170-Square-Foot Kitchen Doesn’t Rely on Tons of Cabinetry for Storage

By Lydia Geisel

evergreen shower niche

Style & Shopping

Fireclay’s Current Top-Selling Color Is a Vacation in Tile Form Fireclay’s Current Top-Selling Color Is a Vacation in Tile Form

By Lydia Geisel

Brass Cabinets and a Few Lucky Surprises Made This Century-Old Home Truly Shine

Design Inspiration

Brass Cabinets and a Few Lucky Surprises Made This Century-Old Home Truly Shine Brass Cabinets and a Few Lucky Surprises Made This Century-Old Home Truly Shine

Styling by Elaina Sullivan, Cyrus Ferguson

Layer These Paint Colors for the Ultimate “Concrete” Fireplace

Design Inspiration

Layer These Paint Colors for the Ultimate “Concrete” Fireplace Layer These Paint Colors for the Ultimate “Concrete” Fireplace

Photography by Christine Higgs, Lindsey Mather

Design Inspiration

You Won’t Believe This Dramatic Exterior Transformation Was a DIY You Won’t Believe This Dramatic Exterior Transformation Was a DIY

By Lydia Geisel

green cabinets with pink backsplash

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Old Cabinets, New Backsplash, One Drastically Different Kitchen Old Cabinets, New Backsplash, One Drastically Different Kitchen

By Lydia Geisel

If You Don’t Love Decorating with Patterns, Consider Stripes

Renovation

If You Don’t Love Decorating with Patterns, Consider Stripes If You Don’t Love Decorating with Patterns, Consider Stripes

By Anna Kocharian

Design Inspiration

The Most-Requested Dream Home Amenity Is Luckily One You Can DIY The Most-Requested Dream Home Amenity Is Luckily One You Can DIY

By Elly Leavitt

Renovation

This Living Room Before and After Features a 100-Year-Old Mantel This Living Room Before and After Features a 100-Year-Old Mantel

By Joelle Bellini

Tour A Kitchen That Hadn’t Been Updated Since the 60s

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Tour A Kitchen That Hadn’t Been Updated Since the 60s Tour A Kitchen That Hadn’t Been Updated Since the 60s

By Joelle Bellini

shell covered mirror

Style & Shopping

Jeremiah Brent’s Latest DIY Involves an Old Mirror and This Amazon Buy Jeremiah Brent’s Latest DIY Involves an Old Mirror and This Amazon Buy

By Elly Leavitt

How a Sleeping Nook Became a Magical Forest Canopy Bed

Renovation

How a Sleeping Nook Became a Magical Forest Canopy Bed How a Sleeping Nook Became a Magical Forest Canopy Bed

By Christina Pérez

slanted wood roof with white and marble range

Design by Room

8 Winning Backsplash Combinations for White Kitchen Cabinets 8 Winning Backsplash Combinations for White Kitchen Cabinets

By Lydia Geisel

bath tube filled with water

Style & Shopping

This Home Maintenance Hotline Will Get You Through Sheltering in Place This Home Maintenance Hotline Will Get You Through Sheltering in Place

By Lydia Geisel

bright bedroom photo on a wood backdrop

Renovation

Why Our $250K House Restoration Budget Nearly Doubled by the End Why Our $250K House Restoration Budget Nearly Doubled by the End

By Lydia Geisel

A Breezy Bathroom Before and After That’s 10 Years in the Making

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A Breezy Bathroom Before and After That’s 10 Years in the Making A Breezy Bathroom Before and After That’s 10 Years in the Making

By Elly Leavitt

If You Love All Things Tie-Dye, You Need to Try Fabric Marbling

Renovation

If You Love All Things Tie-Dye, You Need to Try Fabric Marbling If You Love All Things Tie-Dye, You Need to Try Fabric Marbling

Green and white checkered backsplash

Design by Room

The Charming Kitchen That Changed Our Mind About This Countertop Style The Charming Kitchen That Changed Our Mind About This Countertop Style

By Gabrielle Savoie

Teal pantry with fruit wallpaper

Design by Room

The Only Feature That Made the Cut in This Pantry Makeover Is the Floors The Only Feature That Made the Cut in This Pantry Makeover Is the Floors

By Gabrielle Savoie

green kitchen with textured wood panel cabinets

Renovation

My First-Ever Kitchen Gut Reno Involved Some Serious Salvaging My First-Ever Kitchen Gut Reno Involved Some Serious Salvaging

By Elly Leavitt

Kitchen with scalloped backsplash

Renovation

This British Designer Used Cardboard to Plan Her Perfect Backsplash This British Designer Used Cardboard to Plan Her Perfect Backsplash

By Rebecca Deczynski

white galley kitchen

Renovation

What to Do About Your Pre–Social Distancing Renovation Plans What to Do About Your Pre–Social Distancing Renovation Plans

By Lydia Geisel

Pink living room

Design Inspiration

Is It Safe to Paint Your Space When You’re Stuck Indoors? Is It Safe to Paint Your Space When You’re Stuck Indoors?

By Rebecca Deczynski

striped blue and white headboard and yellow nightstand

Design Inspiration

This Popular IKEA Product Combo Is the Ultimate Stay-at-Home Setup This Popular IKEA Product Combo Is the Ultimate Stay-at-Home Setup

By Lydia Geisel

A Canadian Home Gets a Polished Scandinavian Makeover

Design Inspiration

A Canadian Home Gets a Polished Scandinavian Makeover A Canadian Home Gets a Polished Scandinavian Makeover

By Lydia Geisel

marble countertop with oil paintings on the wall

Design by Room

This Clever Sink Placement Will Give You More Countertop Space This Clever Sink Placement Will Give You More Countertop Space

By Lydia Geisel

vignette with blue dresser with trompe l'ceil effect

Design Inspiration

Transform a Flea Market Dresser With This Reality-Bending Paint Idea Transform a Flea Market Dresser With This Reality-Bending Paint Idea

By Elly Leavitt

leanne ford sitting on table

Style & Shopping

According to Leanne Ford, Your Kitchen Doesn’t Need This Feature According to Leanne Ford, Your Kitchen Doesn’t Need This Feature

By Elly Leavitt

The #1 Home Improvement Project That Will Make Your Relationship Stronger

Renovation

The #1 Home Improvement Project That Will Make Your Relationship Stronger The #1 Home Improvement Project That Will Make Your Relationship Stronger

By Lydia Geisel

bar with blue cabinets

Design by Room

Should You Buy Butcher Block From IKEA? This Renovator Says Yes Should You Buy Butcher Block From IKEA? This Renovator Says Yes

By Lydia Geisel

This Desk Makeover Is the Only Decluttering Motivation You Need

Housekeeping

This Desk Makeover Is the Only Decluttering Motivation You Need This Desk Makeover Is the Only Decluttering Motivation You Need

By Joelle Bellini

Exterior of backyard greenhouse

Design by Room

We Used Scrap Wood to Build a Greenhouse in Our Backyard We Used Scrap Wood to Build a Greenhouse in Our Backyard

By Rebecca Deczynski

dining nook with pink arch wall mural

Design Inspiration

A $10 Paint DIY That’ll Help Separate an Open Layout A $10 Paint DIY That’ll Help Separate an Open Layout

By Elly Leavitt

black modern chair with wood desk

Design Inspiration

Leanne Ford Created a Makeshift Office With This Easy Reno Swap Leanne Ford Created a Makeshift Office With This Easy Reno Swap

By Lydia Geisel

shea mcgee in white kitchen

Style & Shopping

The Clever Sink Detail We Spotted in Shea McGee’s New Kitchen The Clever Sink Detail We Spotted in Shea McGee’s New Kitchen

By Elly Leavitt

white bathroom with brass fixtures and black glass wall

Renovation

3 Home Improvements You Can Make Without Going to the Hardware Store 3 Home Improvements You Can Make Without Going to the Hardware Store

By Lydia Geisel

houseplants on bookshelf

Renovation

You Are 3 Easy Steps Away From a Stylish New Space You Are 3 Easy Steps Away From a Stylish New Space

By Mackenzie Dunn

skirt curtain and farm sink

Renovation

We Saved $3,000 on Pantry Cabinets All Thanks to This Mistake We Saved $3,000 on Pantry Cabinets All Thanks to This Mistake

By Lydia Geisel

A Tiny NYC Kitchen Gets a French Country Makeover

Renovation

A Tiny NYC Kitchen Gets a French Country Makeover A Tiny NYC Kitchen Gets a French Country Makeover

By Lydia Geisel

Mandy Moore Revealed Her LA Remodel and We’d Like to Move In Now

Style & Shopping

Mandy Moore Revealed Her LA Remodel and We’d Like to Move In Now Mandy Moore Revealed Her LA Remodel and We’d Like to Move In Now

By Lydia Geisel

white bathroom vanity with gray counters

Design by Room

Can You Spot the Swaps in This Drastic Vanity Before-and-After? Can You Spot the Swaps in This Drastic Vanity Before-and-After?

By Lydia Geisel

Small pale wood and white kitchen

Design by Room

5 Things to Consider Before Starting a Kitchen Reno 5 Things to Consider Before Starting a Kitchen Reno

By Gabrielle Savoie

Blue and white nightstand

Renovation

I Made My IKEA Nightstand Look Vintage for Just $50 I Made My IKEA Nightstand Look Vintage for Just $50

By Rebecca Deczynski

yellow and white painted bookcase wall in dining room

Design Inspiration

Paint Your Bookcase This Weekend—But Do It Selectively Paint Your Bookcase This Weekend—But Do It Selectively

By Elly Leavitt

Floating shoe wall

Renovation

This Artistic Shoe Display Uses $10 Brackets From Amazon This Artistic Shoe Display Uses $10 Brackets From Amazon

By Rebecca Deczynski

This Emerald-Tile Kitchen Renovation Was 17 Years in the Making

Design by Room

This Emerald-Tile Kitchen Renovation Was 17 Years in the Making This Emerald-Tile Kitchen Renovation Was 17 Years in the Making

By Christina Pérez

teal kitchen cabinets

Design by Room

So You’re Thinking About Painting the Kitchen Cabinets Yourself So You’re Thinking About Painting the Kitchen Cabinets Yourself

By Elly Leavitt

Kitchen With Backsplash Window Cutout

Design by Room

This L.A. Couple Sacrificed Their View for a Larger Kitchen—Or Did They? This L.A. Couple Sacrificed Their View for a Larger Kitchen—Or Did They?

By Gabrielle Savoie

LRNCE in her Marrakech Studio

Renovation

We’re Hooked on This Clever Room Divider Idea We’re Hooked on This Clever Room Divider Idea

By Gabrielle Savoie

kitchen wiht white cabinets

Design by Room

These First-Time Homeowners Didn’t Plan to Vault Their Kitchen Ceiling These First-Time Homeowners Didn’t Plan to Vault Their Kitchen Ceiling

By Lydia Geisel

mauve living room with green armchair

Design Inspiration

This Blink-and-You-Miss-It Paint Trick Is Eyeliner for Your Walls This Blink-and-You-Miss-It Paint Trick Is Eyeliner for Your Walls

By Elly Leavitt

green kitchen with graphic black and white backsplash

Design by Room

1960s Wallpaper Gives This Green Kitchen Major Charisma 1960s Wallpaper Gives This Green Kitchen Major Charisma

By Lydia Geisel

entryway with open door on a orange background

Renovation

The Tile for Our Entryway Reno Was $500—The Front Door Was $60 The Tile for Our Entryway Reno Was $500—The Front Door Was $60

By Lydia Geisel

pink bathroom walls with green vanity

Design by Room

You Can Now Buy a Bathroom-in-a-Box Designed by One Kings Lane You Can Now Buy a Bathroom-in-a-Box Designed by One Kings Lane

By Lydia Geisel

12 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Tackling My 5-Year Reno

Renovation

12 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Tackling My 5-Year Reno 12 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Tackling My 5-Year Reno

By Erin Hiemstra

amber lewis in a brown shirt

Design by Room

Amber Lewis Loves This Kitchen Sink Trend as Much as We Do Amber Lewis Loves This Kitchen Sink Trend as Much as We Do

By Elly Leavitt

dark green backsplash

Design by Room

You Don’t Have to Choose Between Open Shelving and Upper Cabinets You Don’t Have to Choose Between Open Shelving and Upper Cabinets

By Lydia Geisel

entry with dining table and pink door

Design Inspiration

Fake High Ceilings With This Easy Paint Trick Fake High Ceilings With This Easy Paint Trick

By Elly Leavitt