Renovation (also called remodeling) is the process of improving a broken, damaged, or outdated structure. Renovations are typically either commercial or residential. Additionally, renovation can refer to making something new, or bringing something back to life and can apply in social contexts. For example, a community can be renovated if it is strengthened and revived.

Home improvement, home renovation or remodeling is the process of renovating or making additions to one's home.

Remodelista

16 March 2026

  • An Architect’s “Garden”: Francesco Balzano in Auteuil, Paris
    In the Village d’Auteuil in Paris’s 16th arrondissement, designer Francesco Balzano of After Bach has reworked a 775-square-foot Haussmann apartment as his own home and studio. Located near Villa Montmorency and the Fondation Le Corbusier, the apartment sits in one of Paris’s quieter residential neighborhoods—”calm, vegetation, and history—and very close to the countryside,” as Balzano […]
  • Letter of Recommendation: Ditch Paris for Marseille
    I’m not sure when the idea germinated. If pressed, which I am because I’ve been asked to write this story and have a deadline, I’d probably say it was sometime during the pandemic. I was on-site at a construction meeting in Brooklyn the day they announced New York City had hit 20,000 daily Covid cases; […]
  • Current Obsessions: Spring Greens
    Ahead this weekend: springy green tableware, design lessons from the Oscars, eggshell art, and more. Read on: “I like this algae-green collection,” writes Margot (we do, too). And the most stunning restaurant interiors go to: this new London restaurant by Faye Toogood. Are you watching the Oscars this weekend? Two great reads, on the meaning […]
  • The Working Apartments: Noura Residency in Copenhagen
    On Sankt Peders Stræde, a narrow street in Copenhagen long known for its bakeries and small restaurants, photographer Michael Falgren created Noura Residency, a hybrid space that moves between apartment, studio, and creative venue. The project occupies two adjoining properties, transformed into adaptable interiors that host everything from fashion editorials and product launches to short […]
  • Kitchen of the Week: A Tale of Two Kitchens by Formafantasma in Milan
    When Italian designers Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin—the duo behind Formafantasma—returned to Italy in 2022 after more than a decade in the Netherlands, they set about renovating not one but two kitchens in Milan. The couple, who founded the studio in 2009 after meeting at the Design Academy Eindhoven, now divide their practice between Milan […]

Retro Renovation

Ugly Duckling House

16 March 2026

Exterior Coating
Home Insulation
Roofing
Solar Energy