7+ hour, 15+ min ago   (538+ words) Fireplace demolition can leave behind a pile of bricks that seem destined for disposal. When Jenae from @build.n.blooms removed the brick hearth from her home, she saved the old material instead. Months later, those bricks resurfaced in the front…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (610+ words) Three concrete steps once connected the front door to the yard, with white metal railings enclosing the narrow route. Past the bottom step, the entrance stopped at a patch of lawn beside established ornamental grasses and shrubs. The homeowner, Reddit…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1471+ words) A 1900 Upper West Side home already had exposed brick, wood floors, built-ins, and a fireplace, but its rooms had collected finishes that pulled in different directions. Cream kitchen cabinets met small backsplash tiles, the fireplace sat inside dark painted millwork,…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (642+ words) Food splatters can dry onto a microwave door, turntable, walls, and ceiling, making scrubbing seem like the first move. Homedit writer Brittney Smart tested a different order: use heat and trapped steam before reaching for a towel. The method starts…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (996+ words) Kitchen design can change through details that barely register at first glance. Familiar features such as refrigerator doors, sinks, islands, drawers, shelves, and appliance walls can take on another function once designers rethink how each part works. Some ideas reveal…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (858+ words) Oak cabinets covered almost every storage surface in this kitchen, including the island, refrigerator wall, pantry cabinets, and glass-front uppers. Black granite counters added another dark surface, while floral wallpaper, white tile, and hardwood floors remained visible between the cabinet…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (846+ words) Renovating a kitchen inside an older home can erase the surfaces that show how the house has aged. This 1984 Colonial in Vernon, Connecticut, took another route. Its wide pine floors, exposed beams, posts, and braces remained while the kitchen around…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (543+ words) Kitchen storage does not have to announce itself through rows of cabinet doors, handles, and exposed appliances. In this kitchen, much of it blends into two large wall installations that read more like architectural paneling. Dark wood covers one wall…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (552+ words) Pinecones make an easy fall display, especially when they are free from the yard. A bowl, basket, or centerpiece is usually where they end up once they come indoors. There is a reason to hold off before putting them on…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (808+ words) Cinder blocks became both the structure and the planters in this staggered garden wall. Instead of stacking every block into straight rows, Kate Simmons turned several outward, creating projecting pockets that appear to float from the face of the wall....