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Wooden kitchen cabinets with teal walls, white appliances, and a central island under track lighting.

Before & After: A Fresh Kitchen Makeover for $500

If you’ve ever done a kitchen makeover or thought about it and did a little research, you know that things get really pricey, really fast (I can speak from experience). That’s why I was so impressed by Brooklyn Berry’s $500 kitchen makeover. That’s almost like pennies in the kitchen makeover world. The key is being a really savvy shopper, getting creative and getting your hands dirty to do most of the work yourself.

Melissa DiRenzo

Nov 20, 2014

10 Snacks for Last-Minute Guests

(Image credit: Sabra Krock) From The Kitchn → 10 Snacks We Love for Last-Minute Guests

Apartment Therapy

Nov 20, 2014

Long Overdue: The Microwave Needs a Nickname

Ever the romantic gift-giver, I recall with utter clarity the Christmas my father gave my mother a microwave oven. The year was 1984. Its inaugural run was a bowl of water (how’s that for cautious?) How is it that thirty years later we are still sounding out all three laborious syllables: MI-CRO-WAVE? Why doesn’t this ubiquitous appliance have a shorter, widely accepted nickname? It’s time to remedy this oversight!

Carrie McBride

Nov 20, 2014

Before & After: A Screaming Plaid Sofa Gets a Makeunder

Minni was looking to replace her old sofa with something a little more streamlined. She loved the lines of this retro yellow sofa but it didn’t exactly scream “low key.” For €30, she took a chance. From Minni: I wanted to challenge myself with an upholstery project that I had never tried before. I found lovely gray upholstery fabric for a bargain of €13 /yard which I think is the perfect color and texture for this sofa.

Jennifer Hunter

Nov 20, 2014