A savvy mom from the U.K. has shared how she transformed her garden and built a stunning outdoor kitchen—for just 60 pounds. Belle Rogers, 41, upcycled old materials left over from renovating her detached five-bed, barn conversion home to create an incredible outdoor space on a shoestring budget. She used extra tiles from her bathroom…

Stuart Grant, 89, did not set out to create a “Hobbit House” to live in, but that’s exactly what he did. Interestingly, it all began in the early 1980s in Scotland. The retired woodcutter had temporarily moved into an old cow shed in his garden while renovating a house. No one knew his makeshift home was about…

A woman has transformed her home with vibrant and pastel colors for 8,000 pounds (approx. US$9,500). Joanne McCauley, 40, has added more than a splash of color to her five-bedroom detached home in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Prior to the renovation, McCauley’s home was beige, magnolia, and grey, but now it has ombre walls, bright colors,…

A UK couple have revealed how they transformed their run-down three-bedroom property into a dream home using YouTube videos—and even managed to restore a luxury hot tub previous owners had left behind. Lydia Biersteker, 30, and her husband, Luke, 25, bought their home in East Sussex for 449,000 pounds (approx. US$548,000) in June 2020, and…

The day Trey and Abby Brothers brought their first-born baby home was extra-special. Their son has started life in a rambling 109-year-old mansion – but his parents aren’t super rich; they’re just smart. Trey, 33, works in information technology, and Abby, 31, is a registered nurse. They purchased the 6,000-square-foot, six-bedroom mansion in Aberdeen, North…

Tired of the “noisy city life,” a Kazakhstan-born artist and her Russian-born husband ditched their urban digs in favor of a quiet home in the middle of nature. The now beautiful, cozy home inspires the couple to live in harmony with the world around them. Both 32, freelance artist and content creator Katharina Kölln and…

A 1950s fan has revealed how she and her partner renovated their three-bedroom home into a mid-century paradise for 50,000 pounds (approx. $61,700). Gemma Burton and her husband, Dean, both 42, have spent the past three years renovating their home from drab and plain into a homage to the 1950s. The couple from Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire,…

By Amanda Hancock From The Gazette COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — In the first episode of the series “Schitt’s Creek,” a suddenly broke family has to leave their lavish mansion to begrudgingly live in a rundown motel. By the finale in April 2020, the made-over motel turned into something the fictional family — and viewers of…

Mom-of-two Charli Jones knows a thing or two about working home renovation magic without breaking the bank—transforming her once plain, but decent, accommodations into a home to be proud of. In March, Jones, 30, moved into a new rental in Bradfield, Berkshire, in order to be closer to her mom. She considers her abode a…

Peeling back the layers of a home during renovations is a bit like time travel. For one man in New South Wales, Australia, contractors demolishing his wall revealed a time capsule—a glass bottle containing a note—in a wall cavity in his Newcastle home. The home owner, Matt Streatfeild, was looking behind the plaster within the…