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. 

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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

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!

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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

Shopping at architectural salvage stores will not only save you money on a renovation, it also helps keep perfectly good household items out of landfills. If you're not interested in rebuilding with secondhand goods, you can also donate yours.  More

This small Prospect Park kitchen didn't have much going for it. It had limited storage, poor lighting, and some odd half-height walls that cut it off from the rest of the apartment. It was time for a change.  More

Name: Claire & Jeffrey
Type of Project: Kitchen remodel
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Type of building: Single-family bungalow, 950 square feet

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.

Our style is clean, simple, and authentic. And quirky. And has to be livable and unpretentious. I love white, utilitarian kitchen spaces with simple, unfussy materials. Generally classic materials, but I think that's bias because my house was built in 1918. I think there's always a best-case scenario for any circumstance and budget, and that every space in a home should inform the others. More