Modern

The space is way more organized now.

After getting a quote for $15,000, Bre Okoren decided to DIY the patio to fit her $2,000 budget. She loved hosting friends and family, and wanted to recreate a space that offered warmth and connection.

All in, the project cost just $25.

First-time homeowners transformed their 1800s Italianate home and color-drenched the dining room after extensive research to find a historically accurate color. They used a bold Roman Clay shade that they later found out was original to the house’s dining room, too — making it meant to be.

No power tools required.

This relatively little project that had seriously big payoff.

A just-OK 2014 bathroom gets a stylish and serene budget-friendly makeover.

This retro kitchen redo keeps the cabinets but switches the color scheme.

Take it from this homeowner: In a kitchen redo, one of the most important steps in painting your cabinets is the prep work, so they're nice and smooth. Also important? Splurging on high-quality finishes here and there.

"There is life after the boob light," this DIYer says — and there's proof in her super contemporary, streamlined "after."

They're renter-friendly, too.

Four builder-grade bathrooms become magical and personality-filled after an interior designer made two easy swaps that matched the client’s business goals for Maeve House.

Best part? It's all DIY.

Here's proof that you can sneak style into the most surprising of spaces.

This kitchen is seriously unrecognizable but still fits in with the rest of the home.

The "After" puts a modern twist on pastel-tiled bathrooms of decades past.

Best part? The changes are renter-friendly, too.

The new paint color honors the original house while also making it feel modern.

A glam IKEA KALLAX hack gives this shelf a new look for $200

Low-cost updates made a huge difference in this dated, smelly bedroom.

This sophisticated redo was completed in phases over two years.

This redo proves you can go a long way on a small budget.

Semi-custom IKEA cabinets and DIY countertops are two of the smart choices this homeowner made in his kitchen renovation.

The hack these DIYers used on their old 1990s vanity will blow you away.

A smart paint job takes this once-boring fireplace front-and-center.

This would be the perfect spot to curl up with a book on a Saturday morning.

A designer renovated his 1980s cabin’s bathroom — blending mid-century modern tiles with fully restored redwood paneling.

The unexpected paint job gives the vintage living room a completely new look.

The bold green kitchen is the star of the show.

Kara Hobbs used a few existing items from the room and added bold colors to create an engaging space to rest, read, and play.

“We transformed a yard with a chain-link fence and no privacy into an oasis,” says Rebecca Taylor, a food stylist, photographer, and content creator living in Ojai, California, with her partner, Max. Over the past four years, they’d been slowly remodeling their 1960s ranch-style home, but their overgrown yard became neglected while they focused on making the inside of the house a place where the three of them (including their dog, Oli) could start a life together.

Long live the lawn flamingo!

The renovated space makes room for hangouts, overnight guests, and WFH days.

This interior designer got to be her own client for a change.

The paint color is perfect for fall.

The tile DIY is totally reversible.

This gut reno makes a once-cramped bathroom feel way more open.

The DIY shelves are so good.

See this space go dark (in the best way).