Renovation (also called remodeling) is the process of improving a broken, damaged, or outdated structure.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

20 March 2026

  • Business Up Front, Party in the Back: A Creative, Eco-Friendly House Update in West London
    Aurore Baulier earned her architecture degree in Brittany and her masters in sustainable architecture in Gothenburg, Sweden. Back in her native France, she was a member of Louis Vuitton’s in-house architecture firm when Barber & Osgerby lured her to their Universal Design Studio in London. It proved a good move: a decade later, Aurore runs […]
  • The Editors’ Cut: 10 Little Luxuries for the Everyday
    Welcome to The Editors’ Cut, our monthly column dedicated to beautiful and useful finds for all over the house. In this installment: We’re firm believers that an artfully crafted tool can make even the most humdrum daily task a tiny bit special. A well-made brush, a pretty clothes hanger, matches in a swanky match box: […]
  • Kitchen of the Week: A Living-Room-Inspired Minimalist Kitchen in Stockholm
    We are loving the anti-kitchen kitchen trend we’ve been noticing of late. Instead of installing monolith walls of built-in cabinets and big shiny appliances, some designers are choosing to treat the room more like a living or family room and selecting finishes and furniture-like units to match. A while back, Swedish kitchen company Nordiska Kök […]
  • Ring In Spring: A Haft-Sin Table for Persian New Year
    Every year at the start of spring, I bring out all of my favorite tableware to celebrate the Persian New Year. This holiday, called Nowruz, dates back over 3,000 years to ancient Persia and originates from Zoroastrianism, one of the world’s oldest religions, rooted in a reverence for nature and its elements. Nowruz begins on […]
  • Inside Hotel Scavolo Borgo: The Revival of a Historic Italian Hamlet
    On a hillside in Sant’Agata Feltria, in rural Italy, the ancient hamlet of Scavolo has been brought back into use. Once a papal property, later a military fortress, a ducal residence, and a family home, it was restored by Matteo Carraturo and Ambra Felten and launched in 2021 as Scavolo Borgo—an ensemble of four rooms […]

Retro Renovation

Ugly Duckling House

20 March 2026

Exterior Coating
Home Insulation
Roofing
Solar Energy