Renovations

Take notes on how these revamped spaces reinforce the wisdom of working with what you've got.

How an Outdated Montreal Row House Became a Homey Office Space

How an Outdated Montreal Row House Became a Homey Office Space

A Perforated Metal Box Hides the Bathroom in This Small Madrid Apartment

A Perforated Metal Box Hides the Bathroom in This Small Madrid Apartment

Before & After: Copious Cabinetry Makes a Compact Flat Work for a Family of Four

Before & After: Copious Cabinetry Makes a Compact Flat Work for a Family of Four

Frosted Windows at This Australian Home Hide the Interiors Just Enough

Frosted Windows at This Australian Home Hide the Interiors Just Enough

1,763 Pounds of Rock Help Cool This Bangkok Flat

1,763 Pounds of Rock Help Cool This Bangkok Flat

Budget Breakdown: An $838K Brooklyn Townhouse Renovation Keeps Two Families Connected

Budget Breakdown: An $838K Brooklyn Townhouse Renovation Keeps Two Families Connected

Before & After: In Paris, a Dated ’70s Condo Rounds a Corner With a Curvaceous Revamp

Before & After: In Paris, a Dated ’70s Condo Rounds a Corner With a Curvaceous Revamp

A Madrid Couple Revive a Funky ’70s Hotel Bungalow and Never Check Out

A Madrid Couple Revive a Funky ’70s Hotel Bungalow and Never Check Out

Wavy Patterns, Pastels, and Pop Art Recast a Brutalist Flat as a Playful Family Home

Wavy Patterns, Pastels, and Pop Art Recast a Brutalist Flat as a Playful Family Home

Iwan Iwanoff Designed Some of Australia’s Most Ambitious Homes. This One Just Got an Update

Iwan Iwanoff Designed Some of Australia’s Most Ambitious Homes. This One Just Got an Update

This London Renovation’s Corrugated Cladding Is Sneakily as Green as Its Painted Trim

This London Renovation’s Corrugated Cladding Is Sneakily as Green as Its Painted Trim

You’d Never Guess What This Light-Filled London Home Used to Be

You’d Never Guess What This Light-Filled London Home Used to Be

Before & After: A Family (Quite Literally) Fills the Walls of Their Midcentury Home With Memories

Before & After: A Family (Quite Literally) Fills the Walls of Their Midcentury Home With Memories

Almost Everything in This 1930s Flat Was Custom-Designed by Its Owner

Almost Everything in This 1930s Flat Was Custom-Designed by Its Owner

The Owners of These Refreshed Saltbox Homes in Newfoundland Have to Hike or Boat In

The Owners of These Refreshed Saltbox Homes in Newfoundland Have to Hike or Boat In

Budget Breakdown: A Tiny Pantry Makes a Big Difference at This $111K Seattle Townhome Renovation

Budget Breakdown: A Tiny Pantry Makes a Big Difference at This $111K Seattle Townhome Renovation

An Expecting Mother Turns Her Tiny London Loft Into a Baby-Ready Home

An Expecting Mother Turns Her Tiny London Loft Into a Baby-Ready Home

Custom Plywood Revitalizes a ’70s Swedish Prefab Cabin

Custom Plywood Revitalizes a ’70s Swedish Prefab Cabin

Before & After: Here’s What It Took to Give a Historic Palazzo a Royal Revamp

Before & After: Here’s What It Took to Give a Historic Palazzo a Royal Revamp

A Creative Producer’s Echo Park Home Channels the Serenity of a Cabin

A Creative Producer’s Echo Park Home Channels the Serenity of a Cabin

Sliders, Skylights, and a Clerestory: This Family’s New Addition Is Suffused With Light

Sliders, Skylights, and a Clerestory: This Family’s New Addition Is Suffused With Light

Before & After: In Spain, a Compact 1960s Apartment Gets a Quirky, Experimental Retrofit

Before & After: In Spain, a Compact 1960s Apartment Gets a Quirky, Experimental Retrofit

Budget Breakdown: With $69K, They Made Their Little Paris Cottage Feel Like a Greenhouse

Budget Breakdown: With $69K, They Made Their Little Paris Cottage Feel Like a Greenhouse

Some Say It Was a Bakery. Now It’s a Family’s Loftlike Home Brimming With Vintage Decor

Some Say It Was a Bakery. Now It’s a Family’s Loftlike Home Brimming With Vintage Decor

My House: They Said Farewell to London and Moved Into a 17th-Century Water Mill

My House: They Said Farewell to London and Moved Into a 17th-Century Water Mill

An Expansion Cracks Open a Dark London Townhouse

An Expansion Cracks Open a Dark London Townhouse

The Stained-Glass Windows of a Dated Brooklyn Brownstone Inspire Its Colorful Renovation

The Stained-Glass Windows of a Dated Brooklyn Brownstone Inspire Its Colorful Renovation

Budget Breakdown: A 1960s A-Frame Gets a $558K Refresh—and Historic Landmark Status

Budget Breakdown: A 1960s A-Frame Gets a $558K Refresh—and Historic Landmark Status

A Curving Addition Takes a Family’s Melbourne Home in a New Direction

A Curving Addition Takes a Family’s Melbourne Home in a New Direction

Before & After: Touring Midcentury Homes Was an Obsession. Then They Got to Revive One by Saul Zaik

Before & After: Touring Midcentury Homes Was an Obsession. Then They Got to Revive One by Saul Zaik

A Family’s London Renovation Makes Space for Everyone—Including the Cat

A Family’s London Renovation Makes Space for Everyone—Including the Cat

This Severe Four-Story London Renovation Goes All In on Aluminum

This Severe Four-Story London Renovation Goes All In on Aluminum

Before & After: They Turned a ’70s Tract House Into a Quirky Desert Dream Home

Before & After: They Turned a ’70s Tract House Into a Quirky Desert Dream Home

Before & After: In Ireland, an Unusual, Boxy Home Gets a Bold Bauhaus Retrofit

Before & After: In Ireland, an Unusual, Boxy Home Gets a Bold Bauhaus Retrofit

Open House Event: They Gave Their “Grey Gardens” Craftsman a Grand Reinvention

Open House Event: They Gave Their “Grey Gardens” Craftsman a Grand Reinvention

Construction Diary: In Chile, a Much-Needed Addition Feels a Part of the Landscape

Construction Diary: In Chile, a Much-Needed Addition Feels a Part of the Landscape

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