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It seems as if more and more people are leaning into darker kitchen cabinets, whether it’s through deeper wood tones or striking paint colors. But sometimes your first try at the dramatic look just isn’t, well, dramatic enough — something Mara Greenwald learned the hard way when she was reimagining the kitchen in her home.Mara’s original kitchen had a 2000s aesthetic, and the wood cabinets contributed to that overall vibe.

We’ve seen a lot of interiors inspired by trips around the globe. It makes sense to want to bottle that feeling the adventure left you with and spread it around your home. Take homeowners Caroline and Julien, for example: They wanted the kitchen in their London house to reflect their Miami Beach holiday. The best person for the job? Designer Justine Guillermou. The couple hired the color-forward designer to help revamp their home, which was “a lot of white and gray.

In the world of kitchen remodeling, there are entirely DIY projects (like this ‘80s kitchen makeover), while some transformations require professional help (and there’s no shame in that!).However, some unique makeovers are so hands-off, they take place while the homeowner is living in an entirely different country — at least, that was the case for Sonia Blair’s Latin American home. Blair owns a home in Mazatlan, Mexico, but lives in Colorado.

Martha Stewart has decades of experience as an entrepreneur and businesswoman, is widely known for her elegant and innovative approaches to entertaining, and has published over 100 cookbooks, just to name a few illustrious achievements. She’s basically the expert of living at home. So much so, that sometimes I wish I had Stewart in my pocket to tell me how to best host friends for dinner, pick out the best flowers at the grocery store, or clean my kitchen.

It's smart, low-tech, and renter-friendly.

Clever layout changes helped the kitchen flow with the rest of the home.