Home Projects by Room

As a New York City renter, Sarah Ingle had to pick her battles when renovating her tiny bathroom. She left the frosted glass shower but added warm textures, colors, and unique wall decor.

One clever fix: a wall-mounted drying rack.

This relatively little project that had seriously big payoff.

The project only took one week.

This retro kitchen redo keeps the cabinets but switches the color scheme.

Learn from other homeowners’ mistakes.

In this bedroom redo, less is more.

The bones of this kitchen were in great shape, but the color scheme needed a lift.

The once unused space is now an organized drop spot right at the home's entryway.

A Wisconsin 1928 bungalow needed some TLC and elbow grease, and when it came to Maudie Francek and Ronnie’s bedroom, they combined their love of the outdoors with mid-century modern style to create a “cozy minimal” space that restored the home’s character.

The space was trapped in the early 2000s, but a DIY redo filled with luxe touches totally changed that.

Four builder-grade bathrooms become magical and personality-filled after an interior designer made two easy swaps that matched the client’s business goals for Maeve House.

Another highlight: Countertops that look like marble, but cost way less.

These homeowners found a way to make dated elements of their kitchen look new again — no demo necessary.

According to designers.

It’s renter-friendly!

It’s ingenious.

It was a lot cheaper than replacing them!

“We have to walk through it every day, so might as well make it nice,” the DIYer says.

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

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

The after is a total breath of fresh air.

A new wall color is never a bad idea.

From drab to luxury hotel-worthy.

Sprucing up a drab, beige bathroom is no easy feat. I know from experience: My family and I moved into a four-bedroom, three-bathroom apartment provided by my husband’s employer in Cairo, Egypt. While not paying rent has its perks, being stuck with multiple dated bathrooms wasn’t ideal.

Major renovations? We don’t know her.

The homeowner wanted “the transition from the first floor to the second floor to have a wow factor.”

A little limewash helps this entryway go from beige to daring and bespoke.

Get ready for the most satisfying scroll of your day.

For basically free!

“The room now feels like a warm hug when I walk in,” the DIYer says.

This transformation is an all-time favorite.

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

It's cute and functional!

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

I regret not doing this in my own apartment.

I've been thinking about it for years.

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

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's an homage to Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner.

“My plants love it,” the DIYer says.

The mural was improvised.

I’m in my grown-up art era.

The wallpaper kicked off the entire design.

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

The gist of this project is straightforward: Assemble a BILLY, then surround it with trim.

Think twice before including this in your plans.

Take it from a tile expert. And a homeowner who learned the hard way.