Renovations

Take notes on how these revamped spaces reinforce the wisdom of working with what you've got.

Budget Breakdown: This $81K Kitchen Upgrade Has the Same Siding as Some Dunkin’ Donuts

Budget Breakdown: This $81K Kitchen Upgrade Has the Same Siding as Some Dunkin’ Donuts

This Narrow Lot in Australia Holds Two Homes—But One’s Stone, and the Other’s Steel

This Narrow Lot in Australia Holds Two Homes—But One’s Stone, and the Other’s Steel

Budget Breakdown: With $184K, a Brooklyn Couple Say Out With the Asbestos

Budget Breakdown: With $184K, a Brooklyn Couple Say Out With the Asbestos

Before & After: An Old Montreal Apartment Embraces Sharp Contrast—and a Surprise Sauna

Before & After: An Old Montreal Apartment Embraces Sharp Contrast—and a Surprise Sauna

This Architect’s Cambridge Home Is a Testing Ground for Sustainable Design

This Architect’s Cambridge Home Is a Testing Ground for Sustainable Design

For Her First Renovation, a Mérida Designer Went “Mistake By Mistake”

For Her First Renovation, a Mérida Designer Went “Mistake By Mistake”

They Needed More Office Space—But Just a Little Bit More

They Needed More Office Space—But Just a Little Bit More

Mirrors in the Garden? A Punchy Lisbon Townhouse Finds Clever Design Fixes for City Living

Mirrors in the Garden? A Punchy Lisbon Townhouse Finds Clever Design Fixes for City Living

Preservationists Don’t Put Too Fine a Point On It in Their Maximalist Postmodern Reno

Preservationists Don’t Put Too Fine a Point On It in Their Maximalist Postmodern Reno

Before & After: With a Little Help From Friends, an Architect Couple DIY Their Bilbao Apartment

Before & After: With a Little Help From Friends, an Architect Couple DIY Their Bilbao Apartment

Before & After: The (Potential) Views Were the Most Promising Part of This Cape Town Home

Before & After: The (Potential) Views Were the Most Promising Part of This Cape Town Home

A Blue Stair Steps Up a Filmmaker’s Renovated Brick Home in Slovakia

A Blue Stair Steps Up a Filmmaker’s Renovated Brick Home in Slovakia

This Revamped 1968 Airstream Is a Love Letter to the American Arts and Crafts Movement

This Revamped 1968 Airstream Is a Love Letter to the American Arts and Crafts Movement

Budget Breakdown: A Bay Area Couple Turn an A-Frame Cabin Near Yosemite Into a $600-a-Night Rental

Budget Breakdown: A Bay Area Couple Turn an A-Frame Cabin Near Yosemite Into a $600-a-Night Rental

Dark Timber Cladding Hides a Soaring Extension at the Rear of This Australian Cottage

Dark Timber Cladding Hides a Soaring Extension at the Rear of This Australian Cottage

You’ll Either Love or Hate This Renovated Lisbon Flat’s Wooden Cabinet Pulls

You’ll Either Love or Hate This Renovated Lisbon Flat’s Wooden Cabinet Pulls

Budget Breakdown: For $404K, a First-Time Renovator Revives a Joshua Tree Midcentury

Budget Breakdown: For $404K, a First-Time Renovator Revives a Joshua Tree Midcentury

Breeze Block Lovers, This Cottage Renovation in Australia Is for You

Breeze Block Lovers, This Cottage Renovation in Australia Is for You

Before & After: They Loved Their Vintage Brownstone—So They Embraced Its Many Quirks

Before & After: They Loved Their Vintage Brownstone—So They Embraced Its Many Quirks

My House: A Brooklyn Couple’s 1800s Townhome Melds Eras, Heirlooms, and Artwork

My House: A Brooklyn Couple’s 1800s Townhome Melds Eras, Heirlooms, and Artwork

Before & After: A Vibrant Revamp Gives a Cramped Brooklyn Brownstone Room to Breathe

Before & After: A Vibrant Revamp Gives a Cramped Brooklyn Brownstone Room to Breathe

Budget Breakdown: This London Couple Did the Dirty Work to Keep Renovation Costs Low

Budget Breakdown: This London Couple Did the Dirty Work to Keep Renovation Costs Low

Leanne Ford’s 123-Year-Old Pennsylvania Home Offers a Breath of Fresh Air

Leanne Ford’s 123-Year-Old Pennsylvania Home Offers a Breath of Fresh Air

Before & After: After Fixing Up a Gutted Houseboat, a Couple Join a Legendary Artist Community

Before & After: After Fixing Up a Gutted Houseboat, a Couple Join a Legendary Artist Community

Curves and a Courtyard Transport This Australian Weatherboard Cottage From Its Suburban Setting

Curves and a Courtyard Transport This Australian Weatherboard Cottage From Its Suburban Setting

This L.A. Home Hides a Second Story Beneath Its Steeply Pitched Roof

This L.A. Home Hides a Second Story Beneath Its Steeply Pitched Roof

Creamy Tile Polishes Up a Brazil Apartment’s Rough Concrete Edges

Creamy Tile Polishes Up a Brazil Apartment’s Rough Concrete Edges

Before & After: Their Brooklyn Limestone Was Trapped in the ’90s, so They Set It Free

Before & After: Their Brooklyn Limestone Was Trapped in the ’90s, so They Set It Free

With Floor Tiles as Good as the Ones in This Historic Barcelona Apartment, Everything Goes

With Floor Tiles as Good as the Ones in This Historic Barcelona Apartment, Everything Goes

Budget Breakdown: This $153K Garage Retrofit Is the “Taj Mahal of ADUs”

Budget Breakdown: This $153K Garage Retrofit Is the “Taj Mahal of ADUs”

Before & After: A Family of Four Gives a Derelict Catskills Farmhouse a Whimsical Revamp

Before & After: A Family of Four Gives a Derelict Catskills Farmhouse a Whimsical Revamp

A Designer Couple Bring a Touch of Californian Modernism to Their Dream Home in Minnesota

A Designer Couple Bring a Touch of Californian Modernism to Their Dream Home in Minnesota

Yes, You Can Build a Loft Within a Loft

Yes, You Can Build a Loft Within a Loft

She Grew Up in a Spot-On Replica of a Maryland Lighthouse. Now, She’s Giving It Her Own Shine

She Grew Up in a Spot-On Replica of a Maryland Lighthouse. Now, She’s Giving It Her Own Shine

The Mystery of L.A.’s “Lost Neutra” House

The Mystery of L.A.’s “Lost Neutra” House

Everything Is Proudly On Display at This Cheery London Terrace Home

Everything Is Proudly On Display at This Cheery London Terrace Home

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