Before & After

Office of Things brings light, color, and playful archways to the cramped ground level of a century-old dwelling in the working-class neighborhood of Glendale, Queens.

Architect Sidney Migoski revives a 1912 residence in Detroit’s West Village, salvaging the home’s historic details while updating the floor plan for modern life.

Jessica Califano and her husband renovate a dated Catskills home, turning the dwelling into an outlet for the Brooklyn designer’s passion.

Minarik Architecture rewrites the narrative of a former neighborhood store, turning it into a film production studio and a welcoming home.

A sculptural timber staircase, airy spaces, and a state-of-the-art chef’s kitchen define this Eagle Rock residence.

In San Francisco’s Laguna Heights complex, interior designer Christine Lin turns a discordant kitchen into an inviting space with room for the clients’ favorite things.

Using earthy tones, textural accents, and colorful artwork, Veneer Designs softens the modern industrial bones of a house built by a local architect.

Removing a questionable staircase, Danielle Beaulieu brings light and fluidity into her 130-year-old home.

Views of the backyard abound in this newly streamlined home for a young couple with a newborn.

A 1940s bungalow gets a porous, vine-covered backyard unit that gives the family more space to work on their creative projects.

Type rehabs a rundown stone structure into an elegant dwelling—and then sets about rewilding its site in the English countryside.

Risa Boyer Architecture revitalizes a 1955 home with fresh interiors and a covered patio for lounging in every season, rain or shine.

Need a little bathroom inspiration? Look no further than these impressive renovations culled from our archives.

In these transformations, designers tackle everything from confusing floor plans to woefully dark interiors.

Unexpectedly facing the renovation alone, a Brooklyn-based DIYer rallies the help of her friends to transform a dated home.

Mowery Marsh Architects carve out a top-floor courtyard to bring light into a newly net-zero townhouse.

Lara White and Jason Stamp of Workaday Design infuse their 1922 house with plenty of personality.

After 20 years in their Fort Greene townhouse, the homeowners call on Behin Ha Design Studio and Suzumori Architecture to reimagine the layout.

These skillful transformations of Aussie homes trade tired and deteriorating interior spaces for charming features and light-filled rooms.

While there’s no secret recipe for the perfect kitchen, these renovations showcase myriad solutions for better lighting, storage, and functionality.

A clever reconfiguration expands a Craftsman home by 780 square feet without changing its footprint.

Douglas Segulja of OSSO Architecture creates an idyllic retreat in Highland Lakes, New Jersey.

Levy Art & Architecture transforms a disjointed Marina-style house into a laidback lookout on Ocean Beach.

Architect Michelle Linden’s residence goes from dreary to cheery.

From Brooklyn townhouses to Chelsea lofts, these homes maximize city living.

Architect Elizabeth Roberts works her magic on a Cobble Hill mews house for an owner looking to update its historic charms.

These dramatic transformations in the City of Roses kick dated features, dim spaces, and cramped rooms to the curb.

These formerly industrial spaces shine with double-height atriums, Art Deco curves, and other inspired interventions.

A brilliant blue core runs through all four floors of art consultant Priscilla Caldwell’s reworked townhouse in Cobble Hill.

Once worse for the wear, these revamped classics shine again under the Southern California sun.