Renovation (also called remodeling) is the process of improving a broken, damaged, or outdated structure.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

09 May 2025

  • Hawaiian Modernism: A 1970s Redwood House on Kauai, Preserved and Refinished by Beatrice Faverjon
    Born in Paris, French designer Beatrice Faverjon first moved to California to pursue a directing career. After the birth of her second child, she shifted her focus to ceramics and interior design, creating homes “with the desire to elevate their functionality to the level of art while giving beauty and meaning to our daily lives.” […]
  • La Cocina Méxicana: 7 Favorite Kitchens from the Archives
    A shopkeeper’s artisan-filled Mexico City apartment. A secluded indoor/outdoor tiny house (available for rent). A 300-year-old (formerly roofless) casita. The projects we’ve visited in Mexico over the years run the gamut from urban to off-grid, polished to ad-hoc—but they all share a sense of creativity, a reverence for place and nature, and a certain rule-breaking […]
  • Unlikely Sculptures: Found (and Chased-Down) Tumbleweeds on Display
    They say trends reappear every 20 years, give or take. So, it seems, do tumbleweeds. Back in 2010, Julie took note of the sculptural specimens on display at Dosa in Accessories: Tumbleweeds as Decor. (At the time there was an operation, Prairie Tumbleweed Farm, that was catching tumbleweeds as they blew by and shipping them […]
  • Rosetta: Mexico City’s Most Beautiful Restaurant?
    Spotted on our designer friend Victoria Kirk‘s Instagram: Rosetta in Mexico City, the prettiest restaurant we’ve seen in a while. Owner Elena Reygadas studied in New York and London before returning home to open Rosetta in 2010; since then, she’s been named Latin America’s Best Female Chef (in 2014), earned a place on Latin America’s […]
  • 10 Easy Pieces: The Best Blenders
    We first featured our selection of the 10 best blenders back in 2016. At the time, the market was essentially defined by Vitamix and the usual standbys. Fast forward nearly a decade and the blender scene has drastically improved. So we thought we’d take a moment to update our list with the latest models. At […]

Retro Renovation

Ugly Duckling House

09 May 2025

Exterior Coating
Home Insulation
Roofing
Solar Energy