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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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This Strange Growth Between Your Houseplant’s Leaves Isn’t a New Leaf

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After caring for the same houseplant for about a year, Facebook user April Harbinson spotted something she hadn’t seen before. A pale, pointed growth was pushing up between the stems, but it didn’t look like the colorful leaves the plant had been producing. “What is this growing from my child?! I have never seen this before,” Harbinson wrote when she shared photos with other plant owners. Her plant is an Aglaonema, or Chinese evergreen, and the strange growth isn’t a new leaf. It’s a flower, and its appearance can tell you something about where the plant is in its growth cycle. That Pale Pod Is an Aglaonema Flower The difference becomes clearer beside the existing foliage. Broad green leaves have pink-red margins and veins, while the new growth is pale, narrow, smooth, and pointed at the top. Aglaonemas belong to the Araceae family, along with peace lilies. Their blooms consist of a central spadix surrounded by a spathe. Before the spathe opens, it can re...
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Sherwin-Williams Accessible Beige Took the Orange Tone Out of These Oak Cabinets

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The solid oak cabinets were not the problem in this Chapel Hill kitchen. The raised-panel doors, crown molding, drawers, and cabinet boxes were still worth keeping, but the orange-brown oak finish covered almost every wall and set the color for the entire room. @myrenewedcabinets Instagram creator My Renewed Cabinets was behind the transformation, keeping the existing cabinetry and refinishing it with Icro Coatings paint in Sherwin-Williams Accessible Beige. The new finish covers the strong orange tone while preserving the cabinet layout and door style. New counters, a simpler backsplash, and updated hardware complete the change. Orange Oak Covered Most of the Kitchen @myrenewedcabinets Oak cabinetry wrapped around the sink, dishwasher, cooktop, and oven area. With upper and lower cabinets carrying the same orange-brown stain, wood grain became the strongest element in the room. The cabinets also had details worth preserving. Raised center panels, substantial door frames, crown ...
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Before You Fill a Walk-In Closet With Hanging Rods, Look at These Storage Ideas

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Hanging rods can take up most of a walk-in closet before shoes, bags, folded clothes, jewelry, and smaller accessories have a place to go. These closet designs show what happens when those items are considered as part of the layout instead of being fitted into whatever space remains. The solutions go beyond adding another shelf. Center islands create drawer storage without using another wall, angled racks put shoes in view, shallow trays separate accessories, and lighting is built into individual storage zones. Some designs even use glass doors or open display bays to change how the contents are stored and seen. Put a Storage Island in the Center Wall storage surrounds this walk-in, but the center is not left as an empty aisle. A dark wood island fills part of the floor area and provides another storage surface without interrupting access to the cabinets around it. A thick glass top turns the island into a place where items can remain visible from above. The wood base also break...
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