I'm more than slightly obsessed with this renovation; it's ignited all my fantasies about: a) owning a small home somewhere in the country; and b) having an even smaller guest house somewhere on the property. And don't get me started about my mad love for New Zealand. Ugh. I need to stop now. 

When Kyle moved into her San Francisco home two years ago, she knew that remodeling her kitchen was a priority. She loves to host dinner parties and the layout of her kitchen was not conducive to entertaining. Opening the room to create a welcoming space for friends to eat, drink and interact was a must.
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I recently came across this design project that Michelle Morelan, designer and renderer extraordinaire, did for a couple in Toronto. More

When a couple with two sons purchased this 100-year-old New Jersey farmhouse, they knew it would make the perfect family home — with a little bit of TLC. Some of its less charming features: knotty pine paneling all over, a drop ceiling in the living room, dark cabinets and a non-working fireplace in the kitchen, and a master bedroom with a ceiling barely 7 feet high. 

The 90's don't seem like they were that long ago, so this bathroom renovation may seem unnecessary to some readers. But aside from being drab and dated, the bath and shower had been unusable for five years due to one really bad contractor's work. The time was long overdue for the owners of this master bath to finally have a gorgeous and functional bathroom.
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It's no secret that we love renter-friendly projects on Apartment Therapy. And I think Jessica from Four Generations One Roof just came up with an ingenious renter's solution that can take those tired and dated rental kitchens from eyesore to eye candy!
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Name: Seth & Allison
Type of Project: Kitchen/Family Room renovation
Location: Ventura, California
Type of building: Mid-Century, multi-level, single family home

The Renovation Diaries are a new collaboration with our community in which we feature your step by step renovation progress and provide monetary support towards getting it done in style.

And now for the part of the project you've all been curious about... the budget. More

This bathroom isn't terribly awful — but it isn't terribly interesting, either. Come see what some new lighting, a framed-out mirror, and some board and batten walls can do for a rather ho-hum bathroom. More

I was sitting around the other day, thinking about pairing gold kitchen cabinet hardware with stainless steel appliances, and I suddenly remembered: I never showed you all any photos of the finished World's Ugliest Condo bathroom!