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They Removed the Front Lawn and Let the Garden Grow Up the House

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Patchy grass occupied most of this small front yard, squeezed between the sidewalk, front steps, house, and narrow path leading to the side gate. Brown sections had spread through the lawn, while the foundation offered no planting to connect the yard with the tall brick facade. u/MapleButter Rather than reseed the grass, the project removed the lawn from the equation. Mulched planting beds, a raised border against the house, river rock, shrubs, flowers, and a young magnolia took over the same footprint. The change left no section of turf to mow or repair. Reddit user u/MapleButter shared the project in r/landscaping, documenting its growth from spring 2023 through summer 2024. The Hamilton, Ontario homeowner also noted that the house dates to 1870. Patchy Grass Left Little to Work With u/MapleButter The original lawn was small enough that every bare section showed. Concrete already bordered three sides, with the front steps taking another chunk from the lot. Keeping grass here m...
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She Stripped the Tops and Bases of These Pine Bedside Tables but Painted Everything Between

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Orange-toned stain covered these two pine bedside tables from top to bottom, including the drawer fronts, molded bases, and round wood knobs. They were not a matching pair either: one had four drawers, while the narrower table had three. Instagram creator @ontheflipside.kb kept those differences and changed how the wood itself was finished. She stripped the tops and bases, painted everything between them Soft Black, then replaced the wood knobs with brass hardware. The result combines exposed pine and paint on both pieces without trying to make their different shapes identical. Orange-Stained Pine Covered Both Pieces @ontheflipside.kb The original bedside tables shared the same orange pine finish, rounded tops, molded bases, and wood knobs, but their drawer layouts did not match. One had two small upper drawers over two wide drawers, while the narrower piece had three stacked drawers. Rather than trying to alter those differences, the makeover kept both cabinet structures intact...
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Furniture With Lots of Small Drawers Is Making Storage Interesting Again

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Rows of small drawers turn storage into part of the furniture design. Instead of hiding everything behind two cabinet doors, these pieces divide the front into compartments sized for smaller items, with pulls, label holders, metal bins, and wood grain giving each section its own presence. The format takes cues from card catalogs, workshop cabinets, apothecary storage, and old filing systems. Some pieces keep that industrial connection intact, while others use the same grid of drawers with finished wood and furniture-grade details. Metal Drawers Bring Filing Cabinet Storage Into the Home Sixteen metal drawers cover the entire front of this low cabinet, eliminating doors and open shelving. Each drawer has its own brass-toned label pull, creating a four-by-four grid that makes the hardware as visible as the storage itself. The wide, shallow proportions suit papers, table linens, tools, craft supplies, serving pieces, or collections that would get lost inside a deep cabinet. Casters...
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He Pulled Up the Paved Patio and Completely Rebuilt His Small Courtyard

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Concrete paving covered almost every part of this 4-by-4-meter courtyard in Utrecht, Netherlands. Apart from narrow timber sections beside the house and greenery along the fence, the compact space offered almost no ground for a garden. u/carlosadmoura Reddit user u/carlosadmoura had promised his girlfriend a garden in what he called her “dead patio,” so the existing paving came up. The project kept the courtyard footprint but changed how almost every part of it was used, replacing rows of square slabs with planting beds, a gravel path, stepping stones, and a dark fence backdrop. His girlfriend helped make design choices, including the color combination. Concrete Pavers Covered Most of the Courtyard u/carlosadmoura Square concrete slabs ran from the timber edge near the house to the rear fence, leaving little exposed soil. Moss between the joints and growth around the perimeter marked the few breaks in the paved surface. Removing the slabs created enough open ground to reconsider...
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He Spray Painted the Wood Cabinets White Above and Blue Below the Counter

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Wood cabinets filled both levels of this kitchen, extending from the sink and peninsula to the tall pantry and refrigerator surround. Instead of painting every cabinet the same color, the existing cabinetry was split at counter height during a makeover shared by Instagram creator @jvprofessionalpainting . White now covers the upper cabinets and tall storage, while blue runs across the base cabinets, sink area, appliance station, and peninsula. The white countertops, dark backsplash, stainless steel appliances, metal pulls, open wood shelves, and dark flooring remain, allowing the new color division to change the kitchen without changing its cabinet layout. Wood Cabinets Covered Both the Upper and Lower Half @JV Professional Painting Before paint, the refrigerator wall shows how much of the kitchen shared the same wood finish. Cabinetry fills the space beside and above the refrigerator, with another bank of upper and lower cabinets creating a small appliance station. The raised-pa...
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This 516-Square-Foot Mountain Cabin Uses a Deck Instead of a Hallway Between Its Rooms

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Set on a ridge in Brazil’s Mantiqueira Mountains, this 48-square-meter (516-square-foot) guest cabin by Gil Barbieri Arquitetura and Silvia Acar Arquitetura divides its rooms between two separate volumes instead of enclosing them under one compact floor plan. @oalbertoricci A covered wood deck fills the gap between the two sides. The living room and kitchen occupy one volume, while the bedroom and bathroom sit across the deck in the other. Moving between them means crossing this outdoor space, which continues past the cabin and becomes a lookout over the valley. RAWI Arquitetura designed the interiors around the same central axis. Two Small Volumes Sit Under One Roof @oalbertoricci Black vertical wood cladding separates the cabin from the light underside of its broad roof. Rather than following the slope with one long enclosed structure, the building breaks into smaller blocks joined by the deck. The exterior Pinus pine boards were charred with a torch on site. Cement boards, ...
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