Before & After

Architect Mat Barnes transforms his Edwardian home into a postmodern playground of pattern and color.

In their renovation of a dilapidated midcentury home on the Tweed Coast, DFJ Architects showcases a monumental stone chimney.

By adding 450 square feet of space, architect Rudabeh Pakravan was able to completely reimagine her family’s 1926 home in West Berkeley, California.

Design studio Le Whit peels away decades’ worth of dated remodels at this 1958 residence in View Ridge.

A couple who love to entertain add 400 square feet to their 19th-century home, making room for a streamlined kitchen and a peppy new lounge.

Listed for $880K, the modernized post-and-beam home embodies quintessential Palm Springs style.

A husband-and-wife team create a simple, understated home that inspires a sense of calm.

Architect Rebecca Naughtin carves out a curvaceous kitchen in her foodie clients’ heritage home.

Black cedar siding gives way to bright interiors in the idyllic Highland Bungalow.

Once overlooked and overgrown, this 1962 home now features sunlit rooms and thoughtful outdoor spaces.

This hillside residence in Seattle tempers three-ring spectacle with the restraint of Japanese design to fix a disjointed plan.

Through a process of subtraction, the architects were able to highlight the penthouse’s unique elements.

Outside Milwaukee, this 1960 residence features an “upside-down” floor plan with an airy communal area upstairs.

Rafael Santa Ana unites the disjointed floors of his Vancouver residence, adding vaulted ceilings and a commanding, double-height bookshelf.

Veneer Designs turns a crumbling home into a beachside paradise.

Osmose Design enlivens a 1930s residence with eccentric, handcrafted details.

The home of two influencers in Laurel Canyon now shines with abundant natural light, subtle texture, and sculptural accents.

A stripped-down interior and closed-off floor plan becomes a modern and airy home that comes complete with a custom rear deck for watching movies outdoors.

The 1950s L.A. residence sports a suave new look after a multiyear renovation.

Nwankpa Design reimagines a tired coastal home while helping their forward-thinking client plan for the future.

Without adding square footage, Re:modern enlivens and streamlines a jumbled 1959 Eichler in Northern California.

Frederick Tang Architecture makes the most of the available space to simplify and streamline a jumbled pre-war apartment.

Lauren Thomsen’s streamlined addition to a century-old house has a contemporary palette that lets the historical details shine.

A century-old residence with a pest-infested hayloft becomes a minimalist home for a young, growing family in the Mission District.

Interior designer Alex Fawcett uses a light touch to spruce up Casa Yamagoya, preserving its defining features to create an evocative retreat.

Design, Bitches turns a typical Atwater Village home into a lush hideaway with a new, cedar-clad guesthouse.

Interior designer Natalie Myers fixes up a 1958 Yucca Valley cabin that had fallen prey to a house flipper’s uninspired renovation.

This West Chelsea loft shines with a pared-back palette of bleached walnut and exposed brick.

COX Architecture’s Joe Agius reconfigures a terrace house around a verdant courtyard, drawing inspiration from Moroccan riads.

Interior designer Sarah Zachary brings charm to every room of a 1937 home with carefully selected wallpaper, vintage finds, and functional built-ins.