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Wooden kitchen cabinets, stainless steel stove, sink, knife set, and coffee maker on a granite countertop.

Before & After: Smart Updates for a Generic Kitchen

Here’s a thing that’s bound to happen when you’re house shopping: you see a place where the previous owner has replaced the kitchen (or bathroom), ostensibly as a selling point, but the new kitchen or bathroom already looks incredibly dated. It’s especially frustrating if you really like the place otherwise, because then you find yourself in the position of either living with a kitchen that you really don’t like, or ripping out one that’s brand-new.

Nancy Mitchell

Mar 21, 2016

Mandi’s Eclectic Fixer Upper

Name: Mandi Location: North End — Tacoma, Washington My husband and I bought a major fixer-upper a few years ago. It was that magical combination of a clear vision, a husband who trusted me and a few family members with construction know-how. The house was very willy-wonka (the floors were so sloped it was an experience walking through the house), pink-carpet in the bathroom, brown shag rug in the living area, and a kitchen layout that was so, so awful.

Nora Taylor

Mar 21, 2016

Making Mirrored Walls Modern: Seven Ideas to Steal

Michael Reeves via Dering Hall We all know that mirrors are fantastic for making a space appear larger than it is. It goes like this: available light + reflective surface(s) = much more light = greater sense of space. The problem is that a mirrored wall can sometimes feel vaguely commercial, or even cliche, if the application is off. Here are seven mirrored walls that are anything but, and that pack a big (spatial) punch as well. The lead image is of a Michael Reeves-designed home in London.

Eleanor Büsing

Mar 21, 2016

Loud Blender Messing With Your Morning? We Have Some Tips for Keeping It Quiet

(Image credit: Christine Gallary) From The Kitchn → 4 Tricks to Quiet Your Loud Blender

Nora Taylor

Mar 21, 2016