Kitchen Renovation

These homeowners streamlined traffic and workflow and added a bold dose of cool color to bring their dreary cook space into mint condition.

Want to get a jump on the remodel of your worn-out kitchen or dated bath? Check out our picks for the best of what’s new, all designed to enhance how we want to live now.

With the kitchen devoted solely to cooking having gone the way of the butter churn, it’s no wonder that today’s kitchen remodels are multifunctional, too.

Opening up the cook space means adding more support

With a multipurpose island at its center, a U-shaped cooking zone now functions to the max, with a smooth workflow and welcoming style

A streamlined layout and period-style finishes clean up a dysfunctional cook space

Easy upgrades to make room for even more productivity in the most-trafficked room of your home

Three cramped, poorly configured rooms become one seamless space for prepping and enjoying meals, as well as tackling the laundry

Switching locations with the family room, a rebuilt kitchen gets the free-flowing space and updated finishes its owners crave

Carve out more space for competing morning schedules with these easy additions to your home's kitchen and bathrooms.

Doubling the size of the island and adding a banquette with two tables makes a kitchen welcoming to kids—and their teammates, too

Undertaking the gut renovation of her forever kitchen, a seasoned home cook holds fast to two kitchen keepsakes

Opening up an isolated kitchen transforms it from a blind alley to the expansive hub of family life

Cheery yellow cabinets and a new open floor plan transform a once dreary cook space into an inviting hangout

A simple plan to create attic play space spurs a surprising new look throughout this brick house

New cabinets and a smart layout take this vintage space into the 21st century

Bumping out 8 feet allows for a modern eat-in kitchen designed to help a couple catch up with their kids

Open shelves and cheery cottage-style details give a dark cook space a fresh new feel

Explore how simple furnishings and soft blues and grays with butter-yellow accents infuse a small kitchen space with cheerful charm.

An open-plan makeover of its cook space preserves a small house's friendly proportions

Redoing a bad remodel creates a more functional space with a handsome look that fits a 1906 cottage

A little paint and some vintage-style details spruce up a dreary, cramped space

The editors of TOH dig into the archives to share the most dramatic kitchen makeovers ever

Building a new kitchen in the old family room delivered the central, open-plan gathering space this couple and their kids wanted.

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