DIY Home Projects

A just-OK 2014 bathroom gets a stylish and serene budget-friendly makeover.

For this family of five, the laundry room was the most used space in the house — but it wasn’t working for them when they first moved in. Now, it’s filled with even more storage, organization, and joy.

In this bedroom redo, less is more.

The buffet was an inexpensive Facebook Marketplace find that now looks like it could cost thousands.

"Our goal was to create a modern inspired tiny home on wheels, and that's exactly what we did," this RV owner says.

Take it from this homeowner: In a kitchen redo, one of the most important steps in painting your cabinets is the prep work, so they're nice and smooth. Also important? Splurging on high-quality finishes here and there.

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

This DIYer's advice for renovating on a budget? "Get thrifty." She used secondhand finds and DIYs to get an expensive-looking dining room for less.

Jill Arden Lukeman, a Connecticut-based interior designer and owner of The Mariner and the Muse, transformed her 1920s cottage and turned the downstairs bathroom into a fun, “feminine” moment.

It's a two-in-one space!

It's all thanks to added paneling, new brass accents, and a soft green paint selection.

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.

Four days of work and $265 turn this drab, dated bathroom into a happy and bright place to start the day.

A piece of furniture made in a day for less than $350 total? Yes please.

This kitchen went from dull to dreamy in only three months.

Only took 6 hours, $250, and some elbow grease.

This transformation gives the house a fresh update without losing all its retro charm.

"I asked my neighbor why was he throwing it out, and he said it was just old and worn," this DIYer says. "I saw a table that I could restore."

There are three great cabinet painting tips in this redo by Drew Scott of Lone Fox Home.

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

"There is life after the boob light," this DIYer says — and there's proof in her super contemporary, streamlined "after."

The wishlist for this redo included more storage, better lighting, a larger sink, better ventilation, and a new backsplash.

This organized entryway redo features a smart and stylish IKEA hack.

An interior curator put his bed in his loft’s cubby and color-drenched the space. By adding an IKEA PAX wardrobe, Kiron Thomas maximized his creative space and gave himself a separate, relaxing area to wind down each night.

Sanding, painting, and sealing were all it took to breathe new life into this dark brown IKEA HEMNES dresser.

The room looks unrecognizable and is much more multi-functional.

Aside from being ultra practical, this redo is gorgeous to boot.

This "forgettable" and "emotionally flat" entryway turned into a fun, joyful welcome that set the tone for the rest of the house.

"I'm lucky to have some amazing original features, like an exposed brick wall and cast-iron columns, and the doors felt really out of place," this apartment owner says of her dated interior doors.

You don't have to change every single thing in a space to totally transform the feel of it, and this redo is proof.

They're renter-friendly, too.

The porch's new look also includes a new ceiling, new pillars, and a modern light fixture.

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.

Even though the new bed and nightstands are bigger, the room actually feels MORE spacious.

This mini makeover was transformative.

Best part? It's all DIY.

Here's proof that you can sneak style into the most surprising of spaces.

Some smart changes give the old piece a new lease on life.

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

A couple’s cottage in Door County, Wisconsin, didn’t have a garage for storage, so they created a potting shed for their tools. Now, it’s a “beautiful” space they enjoy beyond gardening.

It went from blah to bold, and only took about two days.

It just took a little reimagining to help get this laundry room's essentials off the floor.

Get inspired for the warmer months by this boho-style patio redo.

The "After" puts a modern twist on pastel-tiled bathrooms of decades past.

Wait until you see the IKEA hacked desk.

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

A couple bought a 1920s Foursquare home fixer-upper and doubled the size of the bathroom, adding a soaking tub and walk-in shower.

It features hidden storage, vintage treasures, and more.

Best part? The changes are renter-friendly, too.

The easy DIY project makes the family's entryway way more functional for them.

Budget-friendly items and clever touches deck out this small outdoor space and create two distinct zones.

A funky black-and-white accent wall transforms a simple, small bathroom.

Nope, we didn’t drop a zero on that total cost. Budget-friendly DIYs were the key to this dramatic transformation.

Strategic DIYs gave this once-blah bathroom lots more charm, including a seriously cool custom mural.

If you didn't believe in the transformative power of paint, this project will convince you.