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bright kitchen with green lower cabinets

Design by Room

This Rental Kitchen Reno Took Just 3 Weeks to Pull Off This Rental Kitchen Reno Took Just 3 Weeks to Pull Off

By Lydia Geisel

White exterior of a Spanish-style home

Renovation

A Good Coat of White Paint Transformed This Silver Lake Home Inside and Out A Good Coat of White Paint Transformed This Silver Lake Home Inside and Out

By Rebecca Deczynski

Sandpaper (and a Lot of Patience) Transformed This Dark Victorian Home

Renovation

Sandpaper (and a Lot of Patience) Transformed This Dark Victorian Home Sandpaper (and a Lot of Patience) Transformed This Dark Victorian Home

bedroom on background of wood

Design Inspiration

We Wanted Cedar Walls—But This Affordable Alternative Cost Half the Price We Wanted Cedar Walls—But This Affordable Alternative Cost Half the Price

By Lydia Geisel

Shopping Our Own Home Saved Us Hundreds on Our $3K Bathroom Remodel

Renovation

Shopping Our Own Home Saved Us Hundreds on Our $3K Bathroom Remodel Shopping Our Own Home Saved Us Hundreds on Our $3K Bathroom Remodel

By Garrett Fleming

blue striped wallpaer

Renovation

Painted Stone, the Next Shiplap, and Other Reno Ideas From a New Hotel Painted Stone, the Next Shiplap, and Other Reno Ideas From a New Hotel

By Lydia Geisel

wood kitchen on wood background

Renovation

We Made Our Ojai Ranch House Open-Concept—And Saved $4K Doing It We Made Our Ojai Ranch House Open-Concept—And Saved $4K Doing It

Photography by Sara Yates Mora, Photography by Sarah Yates Mora, Lydia Geisel

rustic farmohouse kitchen on wood backdrop

Renovation

Refreshing Our Old Kitchen Cabinets Cost Only $100 Refreshing Our Old Kitchen Cabinets Cost Only $100

By Lydia Geisel

This $5K Kitchen Overhaul Makes a Convincing Case for Laminate Countertops

Renovation

This $5K Kitchen Overhaul Makes a Convincing Case for Laminate Countertops This $5K Kitchen Overhaul Makes a Convincing Case for Laminate Countertops

Photography by Shen Outar, Garrett Fleming

airy bedroom with white bedding

Renovation

These Pros Saw a Ton of Value in Adding Just 250 Square Feet to Their L.A. Home These Pros Saw a Ton of Value in Adding Just 250 Square Feet to Their L.A. Home

Photography by Zachary Gray, Lydia Geisel

black stille house with sloped driveway

Renovation

The Sturdy Siding Material That Makes This Family House a Forever Home The Sturdy Siding Material That Makes This Family House a Forever Home

Photography by Jon McMorran, Lydia Geisel

We Transformed an Old Porch Into a Laundry Room for $6K

Renovation

We Transformed an Old Porch Into a Laundry Room for $6K We Transformed an Old Porch Into a Laundry Room for $6K

By Lydia Geisel

white closets in bedroom

Renovation

A Chance Discovery Took This ’70s Bedroom’s Ceilings From 6 Feet to Sky-High A Chance Discovery Took This ’70s Bedroom’s Ceilings From 6 Feet to Sky-High

Photography by Grace Fox, Lydia Geisel

Brooklyn kitchen renovation

Design by Room

Every Nook Has Hidden Storage in This Brooklyn Baker’s Kitchen Every Nook Has Hidden Storage in This Brooklyn Baker’s Kitchen

Purple marble backsplash in kitchen

Design by Room

To Splurge on Burgundy Marble, This Renovator Saved on Her Kitchen Wall Treatment To Splurge on Burgundy Marble, This Renovator Saved on Her Kitchen Wall Treatment

By Gabrielle Savoie

vintage kitchen with Smeg fridge

Renovation

We Knocked $100K Off Our Reno Budget With a Little-Known Tax Credit We Knocked $100K Off Our Reno Budget With a Little-Known Tax Credit

By Gabrielle Savoie

Kitchen with black countertops and backsplash

Design by Room

A $1K Reno Decision Was the Key to Transforming This Narrow D.C. Kitchen A $1K Reno Decision Was the Key to Transforming This Narrow D.C. Kitchen

By Gabrielle Savoie

My Husband and I Turned Our Garage Into a Zen Work Space for $10K

Design Inspiration

My Husband and I Turned Our Garage Into a Zen Work Space for $10K My Husband and I Turned Our Garage Into a Zen Work Space for $10K

By Lydia Geisel

peach bathroom wall with modenr vanity

Design by Room

A Medicine Cabinet Move Instantly Opened Up This 35-Square-Foot Bathroom A Medicine Cabinet Move Instantly Opened Up This 35-Square-Foot Bathroom

Photography by Vincent Dilio, Lydia Geisel

bathroom sink with yellow faucet

Design by Room

This Teen Bathroom Makeover Brings an Iconic Arcade Game to Life This Teen Bathroom Makeover Brings an Iconic Arcade Game to Life

By Lydia Geisel

archway leading to shower

Design by Room

Adding an Archway to This Shower Opened Up a Whole New World Adding an Archway to This Shower Opened Up a Whole New World

By Lydia Geisel

Kitchen with green tile and grasscloth wallpaper

Design by Room

The Only Thing This Designer Replaced in Her Kitchen Reno Was the Faucet The Only Thing This Designer Replaced in Her Kitchen Reno Was the Faucet

By Gabrielle Savoie

Renovation

Of Course, Emily Henderson’s Editorial Director Has the Most Incredible Dining Room Of Course, Emily Henderson’s Editorial Director Has the Most Incredible Dining Room

By Elly Leavitt

antique wood kitchen with subway tiles

Renovation

After Finding Victorian Cabinets in an Antiques Shop, Everything Fell Into Place After Finding Victorian Cabinets in an Antiques Shop, Everything Fell Into Place

By Elly Leavitt

Storage cabinets and spiral staircase

Design Inspiration

How Do You Fit a Family of Four Into a Cozy 700-Square-Foot Cottage? How Do You Fit a Family of Four Into a Cozy 700-Square-Foot Cottage?

By Rebecca Deczynski

airy bright open kitchen

Design by Room

Painting These 2000s Cabinets Made Room in the Budget for Lively Tile Painting These 2000s Cabinets Made Room in the Budget for Lively Tile

By Lydia Geisel

Whoa, This Exterior Before and After Cost Less Than $1000

Design by Room

Whoa, This Exterior Before and After Cost Less Than $1000 Whoa, This Exterior Before and After Cost Less Than $1000

By Joelle Bellini

narrow modern laundry room

Renovation

How to Pull Off Faux Laundry Room Built-Ins for Less Than $400 How to Pull Off Faux Laundry Room Built-Ins for Less Than $400

By Lydia Geisel

ombre bookshelf with painted and tile fireplace

Renovation

You’d Never Guess This Psychedelic Library Used to Be a Hallway You’d Never Guess This Psychedelic Library Used to Be a Hallway

By Elly Leavitt

Design Inspiration

Would You Sacrifice a Big Bedroom for a Dream Kitchen? This Couple Did Would You Sacrifice a Big Bedroom for a Dream Kitchen? This Couple Did

By Gabrielle Savoie

chai r in a corner of tiled bedroom

Renovation

I Covered My 400-Square-Foot Guesthouse in Tile for $500 I Covered My 400-Square-Foot Guesthouse in Tile for $500

By Lydia Geisel

Design by Room

Yes, a 21-Year-Old Really Did Design This Antiques-Filled Dining Room Yes, a 21-Year-Old Really Did Design This Antiques-Filled Dining Room

By Elly Leavitt

These Are the 17 Best Before-and-After Transformations We’ve Seen

Renovation

These Are the 17 Best Before-and-After Transformations We’ve Seen These Are the 17 Best Before-and-After Transformations We’ve Seen

and Elly Leavitt, Lydia Geisel

Elbow Grease and $3K Took This Kitchen From Miserable to Memorable

Renovation

Elbow Grease and $3K Took This Kitchen From Miserable to Memorable Elbow Grease and $3K Took This Kitchen From Miserable to Memorable

Photography by Tiffany Grant-Riley, Garrett Fleming

modern breakfst nook

Design by Room

An Unexpected Floor Redo Changed This Kitchen for the Better An Unexpected Floor Redo Changed This Kitchen for the Better

By Lydia Geisel

u shaped kitchen wiht butcher block

Renovation

I Saved More Than $2K by Tiling My Counter-to-Ceiling Kitchen Backsplash I Saved More Than $2K by Tiling My Counter-to-Ceiling Kitchen Backsplash

By Lydia Geisel

curved range hood with gray stone backsplash

Design by Room

3 Sets of Doors Had to Go to Make Room for This Pink Galley Kitchen 3 Sets of Doors Had to Go to Make Room for This Pink Galley Kitchen

By Lydia Geisel

farmhouse style kitchen with blue floors

Design by Room

Adding Windows Isn’t the Only Way to Brighten Up a Gloomy Kitchen Adding Windows Isn’t the Only Way to Brighten Up a Gloomy Kitchen

By Lydia Geisel

This Designer Painted Over Hardwood and Doesn’t Regret It One Bit

Renovation

This Designer Painted Over Hardwood and Doesn’t Regret It One Bit This Designer Painted Over Hardwood and Doesn’t Regret It One Bit

By Joelle Bellini

kitchen shelving with antique mirror

Design by Room

Every Detail in This French-Inspired Kitchen Was Chosen to Increase Its Value Every Detail in This French-Inspired Kitchen Was Chosen to Increase Its Value

By Elly Leavitt

The Brownstone Boys Brooklyn kitchen

Renovation

$300K Later, Our 130-Year-Old Brownstone Has Its Original Charm Back $300K Later, Our 130-Year-Old Brownstone Has Its Original Charm Back

By Gabrielle Savoie

renovator's notebook note with a brown and white cottage

Renovation

Almost Half of Our $16K Exterior Remodel Budget Went to Painting the Fence Almost Half of Our $16K Exterior Remodel Budget Went to Painting the Fence

Illustrations by Madeline Montoya, Lydia Geisel

Sophia Cook and her son in her London kitchen

Design by Room

This Family’s Lively London Kitchen Was Once a Dated Dining Room This Family’s Lively London Kitchen Was Once a Dated Dining Room

By Gabrielle Savoie

Kitchen with green tile and blue cabinets

Design by Room

“Design Me a Kitchen Around This Green Velvet Pillow” “Design Me a Kitchen Around This Green Velvet Pillow”

By Gabrielle Savoie

We Added 6 Rooms to Our Home, But Only Expanded the Footprint 100 Square Feet

Renovation

We Added 6 Rooms to Our Home, But Only Expanded the Footprint 100 Square Feet We Added 6 Rooms to Our Home, But Only Expanded the Footprint 100 Square Feet

By Lydia Geisel

sunset coming down on a house

Design by Room

This Maine Home’s Next-Level Screened-In Porch Can Be Taken Apart in an Hour This Maine Home’s Next-Level Screened-In Porch Can Be Taken Apart in an Hour

By Lydia Geisel

Building Our Own Plywood Cabinets Saved Us $1,000 on Our Kitchen Reno

Renovation

Building Our Own Plywood Cabinets Saved Us $1,000 on Our Kitchen Reno Building Our Own Plywood Cabinets Saved Us $1,000 on Our Kitchen Reno

Photography by Megan Pflug, Julie Vadnal

Kitchen with yellow cabinets

Design by Room

A Jar of Dijon Mustard Inspired This Cheery Atlanta Kitchen Remodel A Jar of Dijon Mustard Inspired This Cheery Atlanta Kitchen Remodel

By Gabrielle Savoie

Kids room with yellow canopy

Design by Room

We Saved $4K by Reusing Furniture in Our Son’s Big Kid Room Makeover We Saved $4K by Reusing Furniture in Our Son’s Big Kid Room Makeover

By Gabrielle Savoie

Bedroom with white walls and blue bed

Renovation

It Only Took 6 Months for a Pro House Flipper to Double This L.A. Home’s Value It Only Took 6 Months for a Pro House Flipper to Double This L.A. Home’s Value

By Gabrielle Savoie

sofa with cutting board gallery wall

Design Inspiration

In This Quirky Brooklyn Brownstone, Cutting Boards Belong on a Gallery Wall In This Quirky Brooklyn Brownstone, Cutting Boards Belong on a Gallery Wall

By Elly Leavitt

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

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

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

Design by Room

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

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

Design by Room

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

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

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

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

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

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

Blush Bedroom corner with chair and plant

Design by Room

A Clever Use of Wallpaper Tied Together This Tetris-Like Bedroom Suite A Clever Use of Wallpaper Tied Together This Tetris-Like Bedroom Suite

By Gabrielle Savoie