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Spring Cleaning: The Latest Ideas and Advice for Maximum Impact When Redoing Your Kitchen or BathView 10 Photos

Spring Cleaning: The Latest Ideas and Advice for Maximum Impact When Redoing Your Kitchen or Bath

As our audience regularly reminds us, the kitchen and bathroom are the most frequently renovated rooms in the house. And, yes, you can rip out cabinets and replace plumbing, but even smaller, targeted interventions can have an immediate transformative effect.
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Below, we offer options—from adding a spa-worthy fragrance to updating your backsplash—to make an impact.

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An activity as prosaic as clearing the table of crumbs can take on an air of ceremony with the right tools. This diminutive sweeper—made from oil-treated beech and horsehair bristles—gets the job done with a restrained flourish.

An activity as prosaic as clearing the table of crumbs can take on an air of ceremony with the right tools. This diminutive sweeper—made from oil-treated beech and horsehair bristles—gets the job done with a restrained flourish.

Matthew Herman, creator of the fantastically named fragrance company Boy Smells, tells us which scent he’d pair with some of our favorite bathroom renovations from the last year.

Matthew Herman, creator of the fantastically named fragrance company Boy Smells, tells us which scent he’d pair with some of our favorite bathroom renovations from the last year.

Judaline Cassidy has been solving plumbing problems for more than 25 years, but now as the founder of Tools & Tiaras she’s on a mission to teach others how to take on jobs themselves.

Judaline Cassidy has been solving plumbing problems for more than 25 years, but now as the founder of Tools & Tiaras she’s on a mission to teach others how to take on jobs themselves.

Integrated into solid surfaces from ABKStone, this app-controlled system performs a vanishing act: One minute it’s a stove and the next, an unobstructed countertop. It’s great for small spaces where you can use the extra countertop area.

Integrated into solid surfaces from ABKStone, this app-controlled system performs a vanishing act: One minute it’s a stove and the next, an unobstructed countertop. It’s great for small spaces where you can use the extra countertop area.

One of the Internet’s favorite chefs makes the case for putting out the flame—and shares one of their favorite new recipes.

One of the Internet’s favorite chefs makes the case for putting out the flame—and shares one of their favorite new recipes.

Imagine never having to clean shower grout again. That’s part of the promise of Wilsonart’s new Wetwall panels, which interlock with a tongue-and-groove system for easy installation and feature an antimicrobial surface to help keep your bathroom mold-free.

Imagine never having to clean shower grout again. That’s part of the promise of Wilsonart’s new Wetwall panels, which interlock with a tongue-and-groove system for easy installation and feature an antimicrobial surface to help keep your bathroom mold-free.

Your white subway tiles were outré by the end of the aughts. If you haven’t already, it’s time to ditch the chef’s kitchen look for more expressive styles that have as much personality as the dishes you prepare.

Your white subway tiles were outré by the end of the aughts. If you haven’t already, it’s time to ditch the chef’s kitchen look for more expressive styles that have as much personality as the dishes you prepare.

Fritz Hansen often imbues the mundane and minute with aesthetic value. Take, for instance, the Happy Hook. Frequent collaborator Jaime Hayon stamped the object with his infectious whimsy: Its grin will put a smile on your face when you reach for your apron.

Fritz Hansen often imbues the mundane and minute with aesthetic value. Take, for instance, the Happy Hook. Frequent collaborator Jaime Hayon stamped the object with his infectious whimsy: Its grin will put a smile on your face when you reach for your apron.

Fridge feeling a little overseasoned? Take inspiration from their edits, and pare down your larder.

Fridge feeling a little overseasoned? Take inspiration from their edits, and pare down your larder.

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