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

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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

Name: Andi Forker
Type of Project: Kitchen Renovation — full gut remodel
Location: San Francisco, California
Type of building: 1890's Victorian condo

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.

My style is classic with eclectic touches. My boyfriend Dean is more of a modernist, but we try to meet in the middle. On this project, the historic Victorian architecture of the building will play a leading role in terms of style. That said, we are incorporating modernist, Scandinavian country, and industrial elements. The goal is to create a timeless, sophisticated kitchen that looks like it has a been there forever, but will also look current in 2020. We cannot renovate the kitchen again when it's time to sell the apartment in a 5 – 10 years, so it needs to stylistically stand the test of time. More

Corinna is a Melbourne interior designer who needed extra space for her teenage son. This shed started as an addition to a backyard work studio, and she decided to convert it to a space that fit her current needs. Check out the transformation:

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When Megan bought her house, she discovered the bathroom had undergone an unfortunate and unsafe renovation. The space had to be gutted, but that gave her the freedom to change the layout: 

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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

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The house that we currently live in is a 1927 Spanish-style bungalow, so we have been hesitant to do too much to it for fear of compromising the original architectural character. However, we do favor a more modern space with clean lines, and have been inspired by the homes we've seen over the past several years on the Dwell on Design L.A. Home Tour as well as minimalist Scandinavian homes in the books and magazines we've collected. We're excited by the possibilities that this new Mid-Century home of ours offers because we'll be able to create a more streamlined, modern space. More

Erik's attic was mostly wasted, unlivable space. But with a thoughtful floor plan and a bit of brightening, he made it into a functional loft-like master bedroom, where the spaces are defined but not closed off.

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Comfort height toilets, also referred to as chair height toilets, are just a wee bit taller than standard commodes. With a seat height of a little over 17 inches, this style of toilet is ADA compliant and ideal for older folks or anyone living with chronic joint pain. More

When she purchased her home, Lilly liked the neutral tile and off-white cabinets, but that strange splotchy laminate installed by the last owner had to go. Check out how she transformed this bachelor kitchen into a cheery country space.

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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.

Claire and Jeffrey's kitchen, as you can see, has beautiful natural light, but more than a few issues. The cabinets are old and mismatched, there's not nearly enough storage space, and the walls are covered with layer upon layer of crumbling contact paper. Over the years, multiple owners have covered the original hardwood floor with plywood and vinyl tile. With a little budget and a lot of elbow grease, Claire and Jeffrey are aiming to help this small kitchen live up to its potential. More

Home renovations can definitely be hard labor, but this Jackson Heights kitchen remodel brings a whole new meaning to the phrase. Fran was nine months pregnant during the transformation of this fixer-upper, and reports that the fastest way to speed up your contractor is to have contractions!

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