House

Small beige house with dark shutters, a sloped roof, and a tall evergreen tree in front.
Before and After: A 1953 Cape Cod's Cheery Facelift Brings Curb Appeal
The "After" regularly gets compliments from neighbors.
Sarah Everett
Apr 23, 2021
B&A: An Entryway Goes from "Dark and Gloomy" to Joyful and Welcoming
The place you go in and out of every day should make you feel good.
Megan Baker Detloff
Apr 22, 2021
A Family's 187-Square-Foot Converted Skoolie Has a Rock-Climbing Wall
Spike and Elizabeth Stone bought this bus on Facebook Marketplace, stripped it, and DIYed a home on wheels perfect for a young family. "We literally drove every single screw in the bus."
Sam Stone
Apr 22, 2021
Before and After: A $10,000 Redo Livens up This Brown-on-Brown Kitchen
From "shades of brown" to bright and cheerful.
Megan Baker Detloff
Apr 18, 2021
This Pennsylvania Rental Home Is Comfy, Welcoming, and Full of Life
Sarah McPherson loves the evolution of her home. "As with most things in life, it is okay to experiment, try things, change things up, and change your mind."
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Apr 18, 2021
B&A: A Living Room Gets a Style Boost with $40 Used Kitchen Cabinets
Reuse, repurpose, re-style.
Megan Baker Detloff
Apr 17, 2021
This UK Home's Been Personalized with Paint, DIYs, & Family Heirlooms
Lydia and Mike had to get extremely creative in putting their stamp on their house while they save for further renovations.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Apr 17, 2021
More Is More in This Moody, '70s Style Home
Slick furniture, cool art, wild wall paint colors, a long hand-painted mural, three dogs, and a whole lot of reptiles... this mid-century house is packed with 1970s vibes.
Adrienne Breaux
Apr 16, 2021
Before & After: An $1,800 Redo Maximizes Space in This Tiny Dining Area
It's little, but now it's mighty.
Megan Baker Detloff
Apr 14, 2021
B&A: This House, Untouched for Decades, Got an Incredible Remodel
This total fixer upper was dark, dingy, and closed off, so interior designer Isabelle Dahlin opened up the ceilings to expose original beams and put in skylight windows to brighten the space.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Apr 14, 2021
This House Built Out of Straw Bale Is a Lovely Sustainable Home
Green House Tour
It was important to Julia and John to build a house in a way that was respectful of the environment and that would be sustainable to live in long-term. It took three years from when they started building to before they were able to move in, but it's because they did nearly all the work themselves while working full-time jobs.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Apr 13, 2021
B&A: This Bedroom Redo Looks Like It Belongs in a Fancy Hotel
Room service, anyone?
Megan Baker Detloff
Apr 11, 2021
A Builder-Grade Townhome Was DIYed into a Modern Farmhouse Dream Home
Rehma's DIY paint job of the builder-grade, standard black tile fireplace and built mantel is just one of the great projects in this home.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Apr 9, 2021
Schoolhouse's Director of Product's Lovely Home Is Full of Great Lamps
Schoolhouse's Director of Product, Katie Elliott, lives in a Lovely Portland Home, and Yes There Are A Lot of Great Lamps
Adrienne Breaux
Apr 8, 2021
B&A: A $130 Banquette Turns Unusable Space into a New Family Hangout
Built-ins make everything better.
Megan Baker Detloff
Apr 7, 2021
B&A: A 1920s Bungalow Gets a Groovy, Earthy Update Fit for a Family of 3
Musicians Jacki and Jacob Warren-Bullard, of the band Major Murphy, helped refresh this 1920s rental bungalow in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It's full of renter-friendly ideas and inspiration.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Apr 7, 2021
A Newly-Built Bungalow's Kitchen Has an Antique General Store Counter
This modern new-build in a Chicago suburb may be clean and modern, but Sunny Amirpor has filled it with collected soul and traditional details. "Don't be afraid to mix old with new, high with low."
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Apr 7, 2021
This Home Is Packed With Colorful & Clever Renter-Friendly Decor Hacks
Stuck with beige walls she isn't allowed to paint, Amara has injected color into her rental home without damaging the walls using creative and clever renter-friendly decor hacks in nearly every room. The result is a sanctuary of saturated hues!
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Apr 6, 2021
Before and After: A Major Fixer Upper Got a Major DIY Update
Erica Leader and her husband were able to get into the Portland neighborhood they wanted by buying a MAJOR fixer upper from a man who had lived in the house for 50 years!
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Apr 6, 2021
Before and After: A DIY Patio Redo Saved These Homeowners Thousands of Dollars
The savings left them with the budget for brand new furnishings, too.
Megan Baker Detloff
Apr 5, 2021
A Vintage Collector's Home Features Bold Finds, Fun Art, and More
Kate Pearce transformed this Long Island fixer upper into a jaw-droppingly gorgeous home.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Apr 5, 2021
Before and After: A Musty Attic Is Transformed into an Dreamy Bedroom
It features hidden storage, vintage treasures, and more.
Megan Baker Detloff
Apr 4, 2021
Before and After: DIY Built-Ins Transform the Look of This Living Area
The space looks bigger and brighter, and it's way more functional, too.
Megan Baker Detloff
Apr 3, 2021
B&A: A Living Room Redo That Will Make You a Conversation Pit Convert
A little DIY and some smart shopping totally transforms this living area.
Megan Baker Detloff
Apr 2, 2021
A 1920s Craftsman Is Getting Renovated One DIY Project at a Time
When Andy Grant first moved in to this house, every single surface in the home needed repainting... and she's been renovating it and adding her own personality through tons of DIY projects since.
Diana Paulson
Apr 2, 2021
An Airy Country Coach House Has Some Seriously Stunning Windows
This coach house was built in 1910 and converted to a residential home years ago, and while Jean loves A LOT about the home, they admit it may have been the windows that sealed the deal!
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Apr 2, 2021
B&A: A Smart IKEA Hack Makes This Laundry Room Look Custom-Built
It has a high-end look without the high-end price.
Megan Baker Detloff
Apr 1, 2021
This Artist's Memphis House Has Hand-Painted Patterned Walls
Artist Meredith Olinger has used her Memphis house as a gorgeous canvas for her colorful and patterned style.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Apr 1, 2021
Every Room in this Raleigh Ranch House Has Been Renovated
Marie Cox renovated every single room in this three-bedroom, two-bath, 1700-square-foot Ranch house.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Mar 29, 2021
Before & After: 6 Days and $350 Later, a Cluttered Entryway Becomes a DIY Dream
One intrepid DIYer gave her father-in-law the gift of a gorgeous and functional entryway.
Megan Baker Detloff
Mar 28, 2021
B&A: A Kitchen's Redo Makes Its '90s Cabinets and Counters Look New
This kitchen transformation proves that small changes can make a big difference.
Savannah West
Mar 27, 2021
Before & After: A Previously Abandoned Airstream's Transformation Is Beautiful
This creative couple bought an abandoned Airstream on the side of the road for $600, eventually spending two and a half years and $20k to completely renovate it themselves!
Laura Guidry
Mar 25, 2021
A 121-Year-Old House Does Moody Wes Anderson Vibes Better Than He Does
Audrey Sprinkle and her husband, Dustin, combined tons of DIY projects with vintage furniture finds to create a space for their family, which includes five kids and two dogs.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Mar 26, 2021
Before and After: A Beige-on-Beige Living Room Is Transformed
This might inspire you to choose an electric color for your next set of built-ins.
Megan Baker Detloff
Mar 24, 2021
A 1950s California Cabin Is Dreamy Inside and Out
Conceptual art house designer and consultant Shawn Button's home in Los Angeles' Echo Park area is a delightful 1950s-era cabin surrounded by lush vegetation and filled with dreamy bohemian details.
Jordana Longo
Mar 23, 2021
Before and After: This Living Room Redo Is a Blend of Airy and Cozy
A smart paint job takes this once-boring fireplace front-and-center.
Sarah Everett
Mar 22, 2021
A Fiber Artist Has Transformed Her '90s Era Home with Paint & Color
Mandi Smethells' home was built in 1989, so the character is OAK, OAK, and MORE OAK; she's been spending the past four months "finding a balance of infusing my aesthetic but also embracing some of the '90s elements that are everywhere."
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Mar 22, 2021
B&A: This Bold Living Room Fireplace Redo Features Zero White Paint
And it's still filled with vintage charm.
Megan Baker Detloff
Mar 19, 2021
Before and After: This Kitchen's Redo Is an Open Concept Masterpiece
More stylish? Check. More functional? Check. More spacious? That, too.
Megan Baker Detloff
Mar 17, 2021
This Modern LA Home Is an Incredibly Dreamy Indoor Jungle Sanctuary
Trinity Shi of Cube House Jungle lives in a bright modern LA home that's full of bold bursts of colors on a crisp white background, surrounded with lots and lots of leafy green plant life.
Adrienne Breaux
Mar 15, 2021
B&A: Clever Fixes Transform a Dated Bathroom for Less Than $1,000
This redo proves you can go a long way on a small budget.
Savannah West
Mar 12, 2021
A Stunning Home Has Brick Walls and a Disco Ball in the Bathroom
This homeowner's advice for creating a home you love? "Get a disco ball and some plants."
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Mar 12, 2021
Before and After: A Small Room's Redo Fits in a Gym, Office, and More
There's a spot for everything in this little room.
Megan Baker Detloff
Mar 10, 2021
This Artist's Victorian Has a Must-See Black & White DIY Hallway Mural
Karina Mansfield recently painted the wall mural in her home's hallway, inspired by the local landscape and the work of Jean Dubuffet.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Mar 9, 2021
Before & After: A Builder-Grade Bath Gets a Big Style Boost for $200
The hack these DIYers used on their old 1990s vanity will blow you away.
Megan Baker Detloff
Mar 5, 2021
A Maximalist Home Has a Red Sofa, Blue Kitchen, and Wild Wallpaper
Mamie Morgan's home's style is described as "maximalism meets Amelia Bedelia meets my mother’s full-length fake fur from Costco."
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Mar 4, 2021
Before and After: A New Paint Job Makes A Plain White Living Room Sing
This redo proves the power of color.
Megan Baker Detloff
Mar 3, 2021
Before and After: A $100 Mini Makeover Fills This Bathroom with Color
This redo is full of smart money-saving hacks.
Megan Baker Detloff
Mar 3, 2021
A Gorgeous Home Has an Amazing Mural and a DIY Ping-Pong Dining Table
Since the pandemic began, photographer Margaret Wright has been able to: Build a fluted dowel coffee table; paint fireplace tiles; build a DIY ping-pong table; color block the hallway; install the hallway light fixture; build and upholster a guest room headboard; and remove the screens and paint the old wood windows.
Margaret Wright
Mar 2, 2021
An Antique Cape House Was Transformed into an Art-Filled Forever Home
Alison and Stephen stripped rooms and rooms of old wallpaper and added their own, painted kitchen cabinets and every single wall, updated gardens, rebuilt the white picket fence, and more. After five years, this house is a character- and art-filled forever home.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Feb 28, 2021
Before & After: Scrapping the Wire Shelves For A More Functional Pantry
Custom DIY shelving maximizes the organization potential of this pantry.
Megan Baker Detloff
Feb 27, 2021
This Coastal Clifftop Cottage Barn Conversion Is Dreamy and Cozy
This cottage hadn't been decorated in almost 30 years; the layout was dark and there were fake beams and faded maroon carpet. After ripping out walls and saving the old stone walls, the log burner, and the real beams discovered under a false ceiling, the home's renovation is amazing.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Feb 26, 2021
A “Builder Beige” House Has Been Transformed With Wallpaper, Paint, and More
Over the past three years Joan has been transforming this new construction house to something more personal. So far she's painted, wallpapered several rooms, and even tiled the powder room floor and changed its vanity.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Feb 25, 2021
Before and After: A $500 Project Creates an Entryway with a Place for Everything
Best part? It's all DIY.
Megan Baker Detloff
Feb 23, 2021
A Cozy 1901 English Cottage Has Been Transformed into a Chic Home
This 1901 cottage was vacant for over a year before Amy bought it six months ago. She moved in two weeks before going into lockdown, and working from home for six months has meant she's been able to do a little improvement every day.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Feb 20, 2021
Actress Bitsie Tulloch's House Came Together with the Help of DIY Art
Actress Bitsie Tulloch had to start from scratch when it came to furnishing the new house she bought with her husband, actor David Giuntoli.
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Feb 19, 2021
A Renovated Australian Home Is Light and Bright Thanks to Huge Windows
When clinical nutritionist, cook, and educator Angel Munro and her family first moved in to this home, the original house was very dark, and so their renovation’s aim was to make it as “white, airy, and light as possible.”
Natalie Jeffcott
Feb 18, 2021
A Rental Rowhouse in India Features Delightful Paint Surprises
Ryan's rental was in bad condition: "the walls were a terrible shade of crimson, and there were dribbles of dust-stained wax on all the wash basins. Two days of elbow grease, hot water, and many bottles of cleaning agents later, the house was good to move in to."
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Feb 16, 2021
Before and After: This All-Beige Laundry Room Finally Escapes the '90s
The "after" is a breath of fresh air.
Megan Baker Detloff
Feb 15, 2021
Before and After: $130 and a Smart IKEA Hack Save This Entryway from Clutter
It’s nearly impossible to renovate every room of your home at once, so some spaces have to wait a little longer than others for a transformation. At Michela Andrioletti’s (@casa_in_newyork) home that she shares with her husband, that space was the entryway. “We put in the first things we could find at the most affordable budget when we moved here five years ago and then we just didn’t have time to fix it,” Michela says.
Megan Baker Detloff
Feb 15, 2021
A Former 1940s Fishing Cabin Is Now a Gorgeous, Minimal Modern Home
Mindy King and her husband began an addition in 2020, doubling the size of their home, adding a mudroom/laundry, sunroom/reading nook, and bedroom and bathroom suite. "We designed it all ourselves and lived through the construction while working from home and sheltering in place."
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Feb 14, 2021
A Playfully Eclectic Rental Townhome Shows How to Decorate on a Budget
Designer and children's book author September Scott describes her style as playful. "I’ve always loved incorporating old pieces with new and find that doing this adds much more personality and character to a space."
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Feb 12, 2021
This Kansas City Home Has Lots of DIY Details, And Cool Paint Ideas
After downsizing to this 1000-square-foot house, Miranda Wulfekoetter gave this 1954 ranch home more personality, going on a DIY journey.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Feb 11, 2021
A Gorgeous House Has Warm, Earthy Colors and Three Stunning Headboards
Interior stylist Tracey Hairston, who blogs under the moniker Mocha Girl Place, lives in a spacious ranch house she's decorated beautifully with warm, earthy colors, natural textures, and tons of plants, of course!
Adrienne Breaux
Feb 11, 2021
A Renovated 1959 California A-Frame Is One of the Cutest We've Seen
Jo Ann and her boyfriend lovingly and painstakingly renovated this 1959 cabin with their own personal tastes and whimsies. It's called "Little Apple A-Frame."
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Feb 11, 2021
A Fabulous Memphis Home Has an All-Black Living Room, Bold Wallpaper, and More
You'll fall in love with designer Laquita Tate's entire house, but especially the all-black living room, with black walls, a black fireplace, and two black Article chairs.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Feb 10, 2021
Before and After: A Cluttered Closet Becomes a Cute, Functional Entryway
The space is way more organized now.
Megan Baker Detloff
Feb 9, 2021
A 1980s Bungalow Is Anything But Basic After a Cute, Pink DIY Renovation
Taking the renovation process room by room, Vanessa and Félix have transformed the space into a warm — and very pink! — abode that reflects their bright and fun-loving personalities.
Lauren Kolyn
Feb 9, 2021
Before and After: This Trendy $130 Redo Turns a Dull Dresser into a Showpiece
"I can't believe it's the same dresser!"
Megan Baker Detloff
Feb 8, 2021
A Street Artist's Bristol Home Features an Incredibly Colorful Exterior Mural
Alex Lucas's home has a gorgeous mural inside on the kitchen cabinets, too!
Viv Yapp
Feb 8, 2021
Before and After: A Luxe Redo Turns a Blah Living Room into a Bookworm's Fantasy
The "after" will make you gasp.
Megan Baker Detloff
Feb 6, 2021
Before and After: A Modern $300 Fireplace Redo Proves the Power of Small Tweaks
This mini makeover was transformative.
Megan Baker Detloff
Feb 5, 2021