Renovation (Page 6)

Nail your next remodel with ideas and advice from renovators who've been there, done that.

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chic squiggle bifold doors

All Your Basic Bifold Closet Doors Need Is a Little Squiggly Molding

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Diana Yen

shed door opening

Colorful Window Film Will Convince You It’s Always Summer in This Designer’s Tiny Backyard Shed

By Judith Achumba-Wöllenstein, Photography by Natasha Lyon

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How a Designer Turned a Wasted Room Into a Walk-In Pantry for $170

By Lydia Geisel

A King’s Former Bathroom Sink Is Just One FB Marketplace Score in This London Reno

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Chris Tubbs

green laundry room cabinets

Bathroom Renovation

Turning an Old Headboard Into Shelves in This Laundry Room Was My Grandma’s Genius Idea

By Annita Katee

oak kitchen cabinets

A Wall of Cabinets Hides, Well, Everything in This Home’s Converted Garage

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Ye Rin Mok

kids in indoor-outdoor tub

Bathroom Renovation

10 Spa-Like Bathroom Remodel Ideas, Whether You Have $500 to Spend or $25,000

By Lydia Geisel

This Ever-Popular Kitchen Layout Is Back (Again)

Kitchen Renovation

This Ever-Popular Kitchen Layout Is Back (Again)

By Raven McMillan

wood kitchen cabinets

This Graphic Designer’s Reno Goal: Re-create an Italian Grandma’s Kitchen

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by The Venetian Pantry

green and wood kitchen

Kitchen Renovation

This St. Paul Home’s 1890 Exterior Inspired the Wood Cabinets in the Kitchen

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Taylor Hall O'Brien

Kitchen Renovation

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

By Lydia Geisel

fluted blue-green nightstand

5 IKEA Nightstand Hacks You Shouldn’t Sleep On

By Lydia Geisel

dining table around pillar

Structural Columns Don’t Have to Get in the Way: These 7 Designs Prove It

By Raven McMillan, Lydia Geisel

food on counter

Kitchen Renovation

This Food Stylist Consulted a Color Expert for Her Galley Kitchen Reno

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Diana Yen

green chair backs

What Started as ’90s Conference Room Chairs Are Now My Dining Room’s Conversation Starter

By Judith Achumba-Wöllenstein

slatted walnut cabinet

Kitchen Renovation

In This Narrow Seattle Kitchen, a Walnut-Lined “Super-Pantry” Saves the Day

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Miranda Estes

11 IKEA Built-In Hacks Clever Enough to Fool Any Millworker

By Lydia Geisel

How to Nail Curb Appeal in 2024, According to 11 Designers

By Lydia Geisel

This $240 Floating Vanity Is Our Reno Pick From Wayfair’s Cyber Monday Sale

By Lydia Geisel

archway leading to pantry

The 11 Home Updates Designers Want to See You Make in 2024

By Lydia Geisel

yellow and blue kitchen

Kitchen Renovation

A “Nothing Too Shiny or New” Mantra Led These Designers to a Turmeric-Hued Kitchen

By Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Photography courtesy of deVOL Kitchens

large modern living room

This Real-Estate Agent Saw Reno Potential in a Stagnant Home—Now Its Value Has Doubled

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Nils Timm

Corridor with library ladder

You Won’t Easily Find the Laundry Room in This Atlanta Reno—And That’s the Point

By Erika Owen, Photography by Emily Followill

gray cabinets in beachy room

13 Modern Kitchen Cabinets That Are So Much More Than Sleek Panels

By Lydia Geisel

The 9 Best IKEA Hacks We Saw All Year, Ranked

By Lydia Geisel

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Renovator's Notebook

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

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Anna Wright, Styling by Schoolhouse

walnut headboard

Dare We Say, This Brown-on-Brown L.A. Kitchen Beats Bright and Airy Any Day

By Kelly Dawson, Photography by Michael P. H. Clifford

Wood ladder leaning on sage green kitchen cabinet doors.

These 13 Kitchens Prove That Sageing Your Cabinets Is the Ultimate Design Cleanse

By Lydia Geisel, Alyssa Clough

chair at plywood desk

Tales From a Basement Reno: “All I Knew Was I Wanted a Concrete Floor With Plywood Millwork”

By Kelly Dawson, Photography by Amanda Archibald, Styling by Jen Levy

woman in kitchen with son

The Kitchen in This Airy Bungalow Reno Got a Last-Minute Splash of Burgundy

By Kelly Dawson, Photography by Charlotte Lea

fluted wood vanity

This Philadelphia Townhouse Is Technically Smaller Post-Reno, But It Feels Grander

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Jason Varney

Kitchen with black counters and champagne sink

This Montana Kitchen Had One Very Literal Champagne Problem

Pink house exterior with yellow door flanked by palm trees.

Steel Clad, Energy Efficient, Shape Shifting (!)—These Exterior Designs Stand Out on the Block

By Lydia Geisel, Kelly Dawson

cabinet and kitchen near garage door

This Converted Garage Has a Full Kitchenette—But Can Still Fit a Car

By Shagun Khare, Photography by Rushika Gill

hotel dining room

Backdrop’s Checkerboard Wallpaper Looks Right at Home in This Restored Historic Hotel

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Hannah Hoggatt

white desk and chair

Just Bought a House? This Realtor Wants You to Tackle a Supereasy Project First

By Alyssa Clough

brass shower door

All of Amber Lewis’s Bathrooms Have the Same Luxurious Detail

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Shade Degges

brooklyn brownstone living room

This Brooklyn Reno Proves Penny Tile Can Do Big Things for Your Kitchen Walls

By Lydia Geisel

This Austin Creative’s French-Door Fridge Hack Saved Her Hundreds of Dollars

By Lydia Geisel

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

blue kitchen cabinets

When Your Landlord Says Paint Is Out of the Question, Try Contact Paper for Cabinets

By Kate McGregor, Photography by Belle Morizio, Styling by Julia Stevens

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

striped outdoor sofa

How I Brought Côte d’Azur Allure to My Narrow, L-Shaped Patio

By Judith Achumba-Wöllenstein, Photography by Judith Achumba-Wöllenstein

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

kitchen with marble counter

We Asked a Pro Plumber: How Do You Swap a Kitchen Faucet on Your Own?

By Lydia Geisel

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

Try These 5 IKEA Curtain Hacks for Custom Drapes That Won’t Break the Bank

Try These 5 IKEA Curtain Hacks for Custom Drapes That Won’t Break the Bank

By Raven McMillan

teal blue nightstand

We See Your Store-Bought Nightstand and Raise You This IKEA Rast Hack

By Kate McGregor, Raven McMillan

marble lined archway

Most of the Ideas for This L.A. Reno Came From a 2018 Road Trip Through Europe

By Kelly Dawson

Memories of Grandma’s Hong Kong Kitchen Inspired This Homeowner’s Renovation

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Samuel Hartnett

white and navy kitchen with island

Resurfacing Kitchen Cabinets Is a Redo Without the Reno

By Megan McCarty

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

Cheap Kitchen Cabinets Don’t Need to Look Cheap, Too

Cheap Kitchen Cabinets Don’t Need to Look Cheap, Too

By Tim Latterner

5 Hardworking IKEA Desk Hacks for Your Home Office

By Raven McMillan