Renovation (also called remodeling) is the process of improving a broken, damaged, or outdated structure.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

06 July 2026

  • “There’s Our Red House”: A Derelict East London Terrace Reimagined by Côte de Folk

    In East London’s Hackney neighborhood, a late-19th-century terrace sat empty for more than two decades. “It was as though aliens had come down and taken the occupants away,” says designer Sophie Rowell of Côte de Folk. Mail lay strewn about the floor, condiments remained in the refrigerator, and dishes sat untouched in the sink. Trees […]

  • Quick Takes With: Noam Dvir

    BOND, a clever acronym for “Bureau of Noam and Daniel”, is a Manhattan-based architecture and interior design studio from the creative minds of Noam Dvir and Daniel Rauchwerger. Since launching their firm in 2019, the “partners in practice and life” have carved a niche for themselves as the must-hire designers for art world clients and […]

  • Current Obsessions: Staycation

    What are you up to this holiday weekend? Whether you’re roadtripping, at the beach, or staying put, hope you keep cool and enjoy. And for your poolside or porch scrolling, here are 18 things we’re eyeing: You’re invited to dinner at Alvar Aalto’s atelier. “I like the look,” says Margot of this all-wood chandelier. Truly, […]

  • To the Lighthouse: A Pair of Sheltered Cottages at Dungeness

    Dungeness, on England’s south coast, is an almost impossible idea, the kind of place that could only be concocted by the British. Although it is a desirable destination, with the likes of Ed Sheeran buying property here, it is not “posh” exactly. Most of the houses are converted railway carriages or fisherman’s cottages—like filmmaker Derek […]

  • 5 Favorites: The New Rattan Daybed

    I grew up in a roomy, shingled house outside of Boston, but come summer, the five of us migrated to our screened porch. Perfumed by the garden, this small, hidden back space was furnished with a white-painted Swedish dining table and a rattan daybed, two pieces so beloved—and durable—that when my mother downsized to an […]

Retro Renovation

Ugly Duckling House

06 July 2026

Exterior Coating
Home Insulation
Roofing
Solar Energy