Renovation (also called remodeling) is the process of improving a broken, damaged, or outdated structure.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

26 April 2024

  • Chapel of Love: A Converted Seminary Chapel in North Holland by Studio Ina-Matt
    In Heemstede, just south of Haarlem in North Holland, a former seminary originally built by Jan Stuyt in 1923 was converted into luxury apartments by Stijlgroep in 2007—all minus the chapel which was cold, humid, and dark with high ceilings. “Not many people saw the potential to transform the chapel into a nice and intimate […]
  • Expert Advice: How to Rid Your Home of Indoor Air Pollution
    After reading a 2020 Australian study that compared using wood stoves and fireplaces to “having a truck idle inside your home,” we’ve been thinking about how to clear the air. Remodelista directory member Alison Davin of Jute Interior Design in SF and LA is also concerned. For more than a decade, Ali has been practicing […]
  • Domestic Science: How to Stop Your Washing Machine from Releasing Microplastics into the Ocean
    Over the course of doing research for our latest book, we learned so much about how to design our homes—and live our lives in them—in a more sustainable, climate-aware way. All of us at Remodelista have adopted new household routines as a result (read about them here). One of the most surprising facts we learned? […]
  • Kitchen of the Week: A Creative Couple’s Ikea Hack in Black and White, Tiled Pantry Included
    The clock was ticking. Lena de Casparis and Scott O’Donnell had six months to overhaul their terrace house fixer-upper in East London. “We could only afford to rent somewhere for that time, and we have two young daughters, so living in a building site wasn’t practical; we had to make the project happen,” says Lena. […]
  • Shopper’s Diary: 16 of Our Go-To Online Design Shops Now Have Vintage Departments
    Secondhand takes priority around here: keeping goods in circulation is the ideal way to recycle. Old things are also better made and typically more affordable than their contemporary counterparts. And they contain the mysteries of past times and people. In our latest book, Remodelista: The Low-Impact Home, we devoted a chapter to our 75 favorite […]

Retro Renovation

Ugly Duckling House

26 April 2024

Exterior Coating
Home Insulation
Roofing
Solar Energy