Before & After

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Butter Yellow Beadboard Cabinets Give This Florida Kitchen British Flair Butter Yellow Beadboard Cabinets Give This Florida Kitchen British Flair

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Jeanne Canto, Styling by Vanessa Vazquez

blue beadboard doors

The Insides of the Cabinets Are Having All the Fun in This Coastal-Cool Kitchen Remodel The Insides of the Cabinets Are Having All the Fun in This Coastal-Cool Kitchen Remodel

By Kelly Dawson, Photography by Dylan Chandler, Styling by Oliver Cano

Soapstone kitchen island

A Soapstone Island and Scalloped Pendants Brought This 1800s Kitchen Back to Life A Soapstone Island and Scalloped Pendants Brought This 1800s Kitchen Back to Life

By Amelia Mularz, Photography by Rebecca McAlpin, Styling by Kristi Hunter

green and white backsplash

This DIY Backsplash Is Even More Renter-Friendly Than Peel-and-Stick This DIY Backsplash Is Even More Renter-Friendly Than Peel-and-Stick

By Lydia Geisel

Sophie Colle in her Brooklyn kitchen

This Furniture Designer’s Pink Kitchen Became Internet-Famous—Then She Totally Revamped It This Furniture Designer’s Pink Kitchen Became Internet-Famous—Then She Totally Revamped It

By Jenna Adrian-Diaz, Photography by Belle Morizio, Styling be Julia Stevens

swagged lights over dining table

The Magenta Cabinets Might Have Stayed, But This Kitchen Looks Brand-New After a Artsy Remodel The Magenta Cabinets Might Have Stayed, But This Kitchen Looks Brand-New After a Artsy Remodel

By Olivia Lidbury, Photography by Lewis Gregory

white dinign chairs

This Designer Turned Her Parents’ Basement Into a Modern, Multigenerational Apartment This Designer Turned Her Parents’ Basement Into a Modern, Multigenerational Apartment

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Jules Lee

green u shape. kitchen

The Butcher Block Counters in This Rental Kitchen Are—Drumroll!—Contact Paper The Butcher Block Counters in This Rental Kitchen Are—Drumroll!—Contact Paper

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Meghan McNeer, Styling by Claire Thomas

After: A corner of a tiny London kitchen.

This Tiny London Kitchen Proves Your Cabinets Don’t Have to Match This Tiny London Kitchen Proves Your Cabinets Don’t Have to Match

By Amelia Mularz, Photography by Rachael Smith

4 Kitchen Countertop Materials About to Make a Comeback

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4 Kitchen Countertop Materials About to Make a Comeback 4 Kitchen Countertop Materials About to Make a Comeback

By Kelly Dawson

dark green fridge

The Direction for This SoCal Kitchen Reno: Camping Vibes, But Make It Subtle The Direction for This SoCal Kitchen Reno: Camping Vibes, But Make It Subtle

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Charlotte Lea, Styling by Abbie Naber

A renovated Bath kitchen

Limewash and a Little Black Magic Brought a U.K. Basement Kitchen Back to Life Limewash and a Little Black Magic Brought a U.K. Basement Kitchen Back to Life

By Kelly Dawson

bathroom with shower alcove

21 Seriously Impressive Small-Bathroom Transformations 21 Seriously Impressive Small-Bathroom Transformations

By Lydia Geisel

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How This Carpeted Los Angeles Garage Became a Cork-Clad Vacation Cabin at Home How This Carpeted Los Angeles Garage Became a Cork-Clad Vacation Cabin at Home

By Samantha Weiss-Hills, Photography by Katherine Sheehan, Styling by Lauren Wood

How to Have a Bright Yellow Kitchen and Not Feel Overwhelmed by It How to Have a Bright Yellow Kitchen and Not Feel Overwhelmed by It

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Adam Potts

I Got My Landlord to Pay for Most of My Kitchen Reno—Here’s How I Got My Landlord to Pay for Most of My Kitchen Reno—Here’s How

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Imani Keal