Kitchen Renovation

A coat of paint and other cosmetic upgrades refresh a bungalow cook space

Charming colors and weathered wood make a kitchen look comfortably lived in. Learn how to put together a cottage kitchen in your home.

Some great inspiration for small kitchens, from the National Kitchen & Bath Association's Design Competition archives

A savvy blend of salvaged wood, cement tile, and stainless steel gives a circa 1900 kitchen a 21st-century edge

Annexing square footage from two small rooms and incorporating salvaged and distressed wood create a high-functioning kitchen that suits its vintage surroundings

TOH reader Linh-Co Nguyen shares how she and her husband used easy-care materials and a mix of vintage-style accents to create a family-centric kitchen

Refaced cabinets and a handful of inexpensive finishing touches, like new hardware and a resurfaced countertop, update an inefficient and claustrophobic space

Warm brown paint, glass mosaic tile, and fresh fixtures update a drab old kitchen

A 1930 Spanish Revival house finally gets the stylish, high-performance kitchen it deserves

Skillful surgery on the cabinets and some cosmetic changes renewed this 1920s bungalow kitchen for less than the cost of a refrigerator. Here's how the owners did it.

A square layout, classic white cabinets, and neutral stone counters add up to a kitchen that will stand up to decades of use without looking dated

Six smart makeovers reveal the pains and payoffs of renovating a single space

A faded 1980s kitchen gets revved up with red cabinets, high-performance appliances, and floor-to-ceiling storage

Mix high- and lower-ticket products and materials to get the look you want

Regrets? Anyone who's ever remodeled a kitchen—including This Old House staffers—can fess up to a few. Let our hard-earned hindsight help you steer clear of similar screwups

TOH readers Jack and Andrea Campbell saved on their remodel by buying a complete floor model from a showroom

TOH readers Augie and Emmeline Harrigan created a luxe, low-cost kitchen built with quality secondhand stuff and sweat equity

An inefficient, U-shape layout is reconfigured as a galley with a period look

Opened-up to adjacent spaces, removed doors, and scaled-down walls and appliances made the existing footprint feel bigger

The walls came down and period-appropriate details were dialed up for a vintage look

The key: Learn how to work with your designer (start by downloading our comprehensive Kitchen Planning Questionnaire)

The secret to enlarging a 100-year-old house? Woodwork details that blend the present with the past

When California kitchen designer Dana Jones and contractor Huck Jenkins bought their 1950s ranch, their top job was to knock down a wall and replace the closed-off kitchen with a vibrant, open, streamlined space

Michael Lomonaco's new Manhattan kitchen has all the right ingredients to become a masterpiece.

Kitchen remodels are stressful. Follow our don't get burned kitchen remodeling guide for a successful renovation.

The update of a '60s-era kitchen increases the room's efficiency while retaining its period flavor