Before and After: A $300 Transformation Gives a “Boring” Entryway a Little Oomph

Megan Baker Home Projects Editor Megan is a writer and editor who specializes in home upgrades, DIY projects, hacks, and design. Before Apartment Therapy, she was an editor at HGTV Magazine and This Old House Magazine. Megan has a degree in Magazine Journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. She is a self-taught weighted … Read more

B&A: A $2,000 Living Room Redo Features a Surprising (and Gorgeous) Paint Color

Megan Baker Home Projects Editor Megan is a writer and editor who specializes in home upgrades, DIY projects, hacks, and design. Before Apartment Therapy, she was an editor at HGTV Magazine and This Old House Magazine. Megan has a degree in Magazine Journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. She is a self-taught weighted … Read more

Before and After: A “Dark Cave” Hallway Gets a Modern, Stylish Refresh

Sarah Everett Editorial Assistant Sarah is Apartment Therapy’s editorial assistant. She recently completed her MA in journalism at the University of Missouri and has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Belmont University. Past writing and editing stops include HGTV Magazine, Nashville Arts Magazine, and several outlets local to her hometown, Columbia, Missouri.

Before & After: This Front Entry Door Went From “Blah to Tada” With 29 Colors

We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. There are color lovers, and then there are color lovers with a capital “C” and in all rainbow letters, of course. Jenna Pilant of Room Bloom Design definitely falls into the latter category. Everything this upholstery artist, designer, … Read more

B&A: A 1963 Home Gets a Kitchen Reno That Takes It Back to Its Mid-Century Roots

Megan Baker Home Projects Editor Megan is a writer and editor who specializes in home upgrades, DIY projects, hacks, and design. Before Apartment Therapy, she was an editor at HGTV Magazine and This Old House Magazine. Megan has a degree in Magazine Journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. She is a self-taught weighted … Read more

B&A: A $930 Refresh Gives this Dingy, Stained Rental Bedroom a New Life

We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. Making an old space look new again is always a complicated endeavor — but especially so when you’re living in a rental, where you might be restricted on what you’re allowed to change. At Patty Johnson’s apartment, for instance, … Read more

“Fixer Upper” Renovated This Home Stuck In the ‘70s, and It’s Unrecognizable

With the official launch of the Magnolia Network comes new episodes of “Fixer Upper: Welcome Home.” In this week’s episode, Chip and Joanna Gaines were tasked with updating a massive home stuck in the ’70s. But after they identified the few details that should stay, the duo was able to base the majority of the … Read more

B&A: A 1970s “Diamond in the Rough” Living Room Gets a Colorful, Eclectic Update

Like many others across the country Luisa Castro and her family found their small living quarters to be awfully tight during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike most others, though, her family’s tight quarters were aboard a boat. Luisa and her husband, Rick Cowan, had just purchased a house in Washington state to renovate … Read more

B&A: A $350 Vintage-Meets-Modern DIY Stair Redo Saved This Couple Thousands

If you want a great bang-for-your buck redo, look past living rooms and kitchens and toward the smaller areas of your home that gets lots of traffic but maybe not a lot of love. Entryways, hallways, and even staircases are all great candidates for a redo that’s high impact (and, depending on the size of … Read more

Gwyneth Paltrow Turned Her Assistant’s Blah Living Room Into a Airy Oasis

Nicoletta Richardson Entertainment Editor In her spare time, Nicoletta loves marathoning the latest Netflix show, doing at-home workouts, and nurturing her plant babies. Her work has appeared in Women’s Health, AFAR, Tasting Table, and Travel + Leisure, among others. A graduate from Fairfield University, Nicoletta majored in English and minored in Art History and Anthropology, … Read more