Kitchen Home Projects

“Doing this project ourselves felt very rewarding,” the homeowner says.

The new colors tie in the cabinets and appliances.

This is major inspiration to work with what you’ve got.

“I wanted to take this warm-toned, early-2000s nightmare and turn it into a modern dream,” the condo owner says.

These will help you look at your bathroom with new hope.

Plus a couple other swaps make this kitchen sing.

"We spent as little time as possible in the kitchen,” the homeowner says of the before.

In Germany, where this renter lives, it’s common for rental units to not come with a kitchen — the renter must build their own!

The backsplash was a first-time DIY and makes such a difference.

A DIY backsplash adds to the airy, spacious feeling, too.

“The cabinets were the classic orange oak color, and the walls were a dark beige color,” the homeowner describes. “It felt like a nice space, but just very dated.”

Find two ways to fake the look of expensive marble herein.

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 new kitchen has so much more personality.

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.

Wisconsin-based interior designer Emily Winters of Peabody’s Interiors was tasked with an all-too-classic mission: An outdated kitchen from the late 1990s to early 2000s was in need of a modern makeover — and a much more functional layout.“It was a sea of natural maple cabinetry with sponge-painted walls and Corian countertops,” Winters says of the original kitchen.

It cost $10,000 to renovate.

“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.

This is proof that a small budget can make a big impact.

It's so much brighter.

Plus, how to save on costs in a big way.

The original East Atlanta garage was built in 1950, but you’d never be able to tell because the space is so modern now.

The homeowner saved up for four years to make it happen.

Paint for the win!

See how the “builder-grade, landlord-special kitchen” took a turn for the colorful and whimsical.

This homeowner loves her little galley kitchen — she’s totally over open-concept.

There are clever DIY ideas to borrow whether your kitchen is a temporary or forever place to cook.

The details are everything.

“I was drawn to a simple, classic, and subtle nautical look,” the homeowner says.