Kitchen Renovation
From insightful plans to how to guides, learn about all things kitchen renovation.
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The 6 Best Kitchen Sinks (2023 Review)
A new sink can make your kitchen space more functional. In this review, the This Old House Reviews Team researched the six best kitchen sinks on Amazon to help you find the product that’s right for you and your home. The products included in this article are available at various home improvement stores, local home centers, and online retailers like Amazon.
Best Products for Kitchen and Bathroom Remodels
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.
Before & After: Multifunctional Kitchen Designs
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.
40 Years of Kitchen and Bath Remodel Trends
Forty years feels like half a lifetime ago—and it is. A look back at some of the kitchens and baths TOH has built confirms how times (and tastes) have changed...or have they?
Open House | Kitchen Renovations
Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva discusses how kitchen renovations can impact a house budget
Before and After Kitchen: Vintage Charmer
A 19th-century farmhouse finally gets the warm, period-style kitchen it deserves
Best Kitchen & Bath Before and Afters of 2018
Explore our most popular transformations of the year, and gather ideas for your own remodel
Two-Tone Kitchen for $125
Thrifty shopping and some fool-the-eye fixes give a small, dated cook space a brighter, more modern look
Future House Extras | Space Kitchen
In this web exclusive extra, Ask This Old House home technology expert Ross Trethewey travels to NASA Johnson Space Center to meet with Vickie Kloeris to sample the food and beverages that astronauts eat while on board the International Space Station
Sneak Peek: Brookline Kitchen Beams
Opening up the cook space means adding more support
Before and After: Airy Kitchen Update
Annexing an attached laundry shed’s footprint allows for a bigger, brighter cook space with easy access to the backyard
Before and After Kitchen: Open and Inviting
With a multipurpose island at its center, a U-shaped cooking zone now functions to the max, with a smooth workflow and welcoming style
Before and After Kitchen: Pretty Perfect
A streamlined layout and period-style finishes clean up a dysfunctional cook space
Kitchen Design Idea: The Ultimate Home Office Nook
Easy upgrades to make room for even more productivity in the most-trafficked room of your home
Kitchen Before and After: Beauty on a Budget
A design-savvy couple update their cook space using cabinets and appliances from a big-box store, and durable vinyl tile
How to Update a Kitchen on a Budget
Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey goes over low-budget kitchen upgrades in this edition of DIY Smarts.
Before and After Kitchen Remodel: Going for Flow
Three cramped, poorly configured rooms become one seamless space for prepping and enjoying meals, as well as tackling the laundry
Before and After: Family Room-to-Kitchen Remodel
Switching locations with the family room, a rebuilt kitchen gets the free-flowing space and updated finishes its owners crave
Simple Kitchen and Bath Updates to Improve Efficiency
Carve out more space for competing morning schedules with these easy additions
Twice as Nice Family Kitchen Makeover
Doubling the size of the island and adding a banquette with two tables makes a kitchen welcoming to kids—and their teammates, too
Something Old, Something New for a Gut Kitchen Redo
Undertaking the gut renovation of her forever kitchen, a seasoned home cook holds fast to two kitchen keepsakes
1970s Kitchen Turned Major Multitasker
A dated cook space gives way to a sophisticated, open gathering place for family and friends
Family Kitchen with a View
Opening up an isolated kitchen transforms it from a blind alley to the expansive hub of family life
How to Build Custom Concrete Countertops
This Old House host Kevin O'Connor learns how to create concrete kitchen counters
6 Before-and-After Kitchen Cabinets
From small paint changes to total redos, these cabinet transformations will inspire you to start your kitchen face-lift today.
Homespun Heirloom Kitchen
A designer turns her grandmother's cook space into a salvage showcase
A Bright-White Kitchen Redesigned Online
Consulting by e-mail, pin board, Skype, and telephone, a long-distance designer helps a dark but otherwise great cook space lighten up
Crowd-Pleasing Kitchen Makeover
Cheery yellow cabinets and a new open floor plan transform a once dreary cook space into an inviting hangout
Supersizing the Island for a Spacious Kitchen Redo
A modest expansion primes an already remodeled cook space for three-generation get-togethers
A 1940s House Makes a Fresh Start
A simple plan to create attic play space spurs a surprising new look throughout this brick house
Farmhouse Kitchen Revival
Two DIY owners devise a recipe that's one part modern function and two parts colonial charm
A TOH Veteran Brings It Home to His Own Kitchen
Ask This Old House TV's executive producer hammers out some answers for his own place