Renovation (also called remodeling) is the process of improving a broken, damaged, or outdated structure.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

11 June 2026

  • Kitchen of the Week: At Home with a Couple Who Design Kitchens of Sustainable Bamboo

    When you design and produce kitchens for a living, you get to use your own quarters as a testing ground. Kine Ask Stenersen and Kristoffer Eng are the couple behind Ask og Eng, the Oslo, Norway-based workshop known for its artful Ikea hacks: they specialize in making bamboo fronts for Ikea kitchen cabinets. The duo […]

  • “Objects with Actual Personality”: Posters, Patterned Fabrics, and More at Fine Little Day

    Swedish artist/photographer Elisabeth Dunkel was finishing her masters’s in design when she began posting snapshots of daily delights: pine needles, paper dolls made with her kids, a collage of photo booth portraits, a pink cuckoo clock. Fine Little Day, as Elisabeth dubbed her blog in 2007, quickly attracted a lot of fans. And led her […]

  • 10 Easy Pieces: The New Nordic Sofa

    A lineup of notable sofas from the successors of Scandi designers such as Børge Mogensen, Carl Hansen, Hans Wegner, Finn Juhl, and Bruno Mathsson. Here’s a look at our favorite sofas, the new Nordic edition. On the hunt for more sofas? See our posts: 10 Easy Pieces: The Perfect White Sofa 10 Easy Pieces: Midcentury-Style Sofas […]

  • Remodelista Reconnaissance: A Swedish Rug in a Brooklyn Workspace

    Have you been admiring this Cobble Hill production office, designed by Elizabeth Roberts, as much as we have? If so, you might also be eyeing the deep blue rug underfoot. It’s from the Mansour Modern Swedish collection, Fan reports, but which one of the midcentury Swedish flatweaves is it? Let’s take a look: Photography by Chris […]

  • You Are Here: Majamaja, an Off-Grid Retreat in the Finnish Archipelago

    You’d be forgiven for thinking this off-grid, on-the-water retreat is in some far-flung spot in Finland. But no: It’s just a hop, skip, and a jump—or car, bicycle, public transport, or boat jaunt—from downtown Helsinki. First imagined by Finnish architect Pekka Littow and launched as a three-month pop-up demo in Paris, the quartet of cabins […]

Retro Renovation

Ugly Duckling House

11 June 2026

Exterior Coating
Home Insulation
Roofing
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