Kitchen

The pop of pink paint is a must-see.

The wallpaper features the homeowner’s original photography.

Get ready for the most satisfying scroll of your day.

Now, it's perfect for making appetizers and baking.

The DIYer was pleasantly surprised by how real the tiles looked.

The "after" has a "cozy, lived-in feel," the homeowner says.

It's cute and functional!

It was inspired by the homeowner’s summers spent in Martha’s Vineyard.

A fresh paint job makes the old cabinets look so much better.

You’d never guess the "new" cabinets are from 1988.

And it’s renter-friendly!

It’s totally renter-friendly.

It was all DIY, and it cost about $800.

You don’t have to spend a fortune to have a fancy kitchen.

The 200-square-foot kitchen “feels more open and light,” the homeowner says.

“It was a blank slate with so much potential to become something stylish, fun, and functional,” the homeowner says.

“The bench is both functional and pretty,” the DIYer says.

It's an homage to Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner.

Before, there was barely any cabinet storage.

It’s entirely DIY.

“Everything had to be renter-friendly,” the DIYer says.

Even though you might not live in a rental home forever, that doesn’t mean you have to grin and bear it if you’re not loving the look and feel. There are plenty of smart ways you can update a space in a reversible, temporary way. Renter Sarah Bryant (@sarahlouwho) knows this well. After moving into a charming 1901 apartment in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, Sarah decided to make some changes to what she guessed was an “early 2000s” kitchen.