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This old wooden home's charming modern makeover

It can be tricky to make over an older-style home without losing its original charm and character. But today we'll explore a lovely old wooden A-frame home, where the architects have managed to do just that.

28 January, 2017

A crumbling cottage becomes the perfect modern home

Old is gold, as they say. But not when it needs a modern twist and a serious bout of cleaning up! That is exactly what was given to this old cottage, which was stuck in the past, with only the growing moss on its rooftop for company.

26 January, 2017

This shabby wooden hut gets a heartwarming makeover

As far as most of us are concerned, a dilapidated building is a place to store seldom-used items, and not somewhere to spend much time. The expert architects from Plateau Masanobu came across such a place – an old construction, falling slowly to…

20 January, 2017

The radical transformation of 5 horrible bathrooms

Bathroom renovations are fantastically inspiring, usually because the starting points can be so outrageously terrible! Here at homify, we see a lot of outdated spaces that fills us with dread, but we push through and drink in the shabby 'before' pict…

16 January, 2017

This shabby bungalow gets a brilliant modern makeover

There are some makeover tours that simply highlight a few small tweaks carried out to make a home look better. But there are others that reveal a comprehensive transformation, exploring the home with a whole new look.

09 January, 2017

​4 incredible small bathroom transformations

The bathroom is the space where we all like to luxuriate. It's the area where we begin our day and end it, with all the comforts of the world in one compact zone. It's only fitting, then, that we should dedicate some style consideration to this part…

08 January, 2017

A boring apartment gets a modern makeover - to copy!

Practically everything ages over time, and like most things, they require updates and improvements to stay usable, chic and practical. Today’s feature apartment is definitely going to impress and delight with its gorgeous array of enhancements and…

07 January, 2017

How a pile of bricks became the perfect garden house

The team of architects from Samuel Kendall Associates Limited had a rather peculiar challenge on their hands when they took up this project. They were merely given a plot of land and a ton of grey bricks, and tasked with creating a space where the…

05 January, 2017

They built their home entrance (and it's beautiful!)

Rarely do we focus our attention on the entrance or porch that welcomes us into a house. But flooring professionals PHU Bortnowski were tasked not only with giving a new face to the entrance of this beautiful house, but also with creating a fully usa…

01 January, 2017

From crumbling ruin to dream family home

This sprawling country house was previously in a terrible state, with dilapidation and neglect written all over it. It was desperately in need of renovation and had to be made more contemporary for the present owners.

08 December, 2016