57 DIY Home Renovations That Truly Made A House Into A Home
I spent years working for a general contractor, and in that time I tore out more water-damaged subfloor and ripped down more ugly wood paneling than I’d care to count.
But the jobs that stuck with me weren’t the big new builds or the fancy ground-up projects. They were the ones where we walked into a tired, beat-up, sometimes flat-out sad little house and walked out months later having turned it into a place somebody actually wanted to come home to.
There’s something about that transformation that never got old for me. You’d see a house that everybody had written off, the kind with the dated kitchen and the carpet nobody should ever have to look at, and you’d watch it slowly become something with real warmth and character.
It’s not just the granite countertops or the new fixtures, either. It’s the moment the homeowner walks in and you can see on their face that it finally feels like theirs.
So I’ve got a soft spot for a good before-and-after. The kind of renovation where you almost can’t believe it’s the same house.
These are some of the most amazing DIY home renovations that took a normal, shabby, or downright neglected place and turned it into something great.
1. Attic Renovation Start To Finish
2. Saw The Vision And Made It Happen
3. House Renovation
4. Volunteer Work I Did For An Elderly Neighbor Who Needed A Wheelchair Ramp
5. Renovating My Late Fathers Home
6. Not To Everyone’s Taste But Very Proud 100% DIY
7. Secret Bookshelf Door. Wife Wanted A Bookshelf, But We Still Needed To Get To The Water Shut-Off
8. I Work For A Children’s Television Show And We Recently Renovated A Kid’s Room In Six Hours. He’s Had Rough Couple Of Years And Is A Huge Harry Potter Fan
9. How’d We Do? Master Bath/Closet
10. Before And After Renovation
11. Before And After
12. Such Style And Elegance In This Beautiful Renovation
13. Wife And I Refreshed Our Half Bath In The New Home We Bought
14. I Wanted To Share My Before And After Door Design
15. Gut Renovations , 100 Years Old House
16. Kitchen Renovation – Grey To Green
17. Saw The Vision And Made It Happen
18. I Renovated An Abandoned House In Catalunya – My First DIY Renovation Project! Happy To Answer Questions
19. Renovating Our Guest Room Into A Nursery (Before / After Photos)
20. Beautiful London Property Renovated To Perfection
21. Brought Some Life Back Into This House – Before/After Pics
22. Bathroom Renovation. After, Before
23. Manhattan Charm, Now With A Fresh Twist. Every Inch Was Worth The Effort
24. Our Humble House Reno – I’m So Happy With It
25. Some Final Pics Of The Arch
26. Two Years After My Divorce And I Can Proudly Say The House Is Finally Looking Like Myself Again
27. One Year Ago I Convinced My Partner I Could Renovate A 60yo House Abandoned For The Last 20 Years
28. How Did I Do On My Son’s Nursery?
29. Pantry Renovation, Before And After
30. Such An Interesting And Bold Design Choice
31. My Current Project, Almost Done
32. Garage Door Transformation For Mid Century House- What Do You Think?
33. It’s Different, But It’s Mine
34. Before And After
35. DIY Remodel Of The Lakehouse My Grandfather Built. More Comfy Than Ever
36. Before / After Slavic Bathroom
37. Office Remodel
38. Accidentally Knocked Down A Nice Old Lady’s Wall, Thankfully Good Friend And I Rebuilt It The Next Day
39. Bathroom Renovation Before/After
40. Before & After: A Bright, Affordable DIY Kitchen
41. So My Uncle And I Redid My Bathroom Shower. (It Was Really Just Him, But I Helped!)
42. Kitchen Makeover Is Finally Complete!
43. Insane Home Transformation In Record Speed
44. How Did I Do?
45. I’ve Got A Good One For You
46. Bathroom Remodel Is Finally Done
47. Tadelakt Bathroom, After > Before
48. Finished The First Of 14 Rooms In Our Fixer Upper
49. Gave Some Life To My Painfully Grey House
50. I Took Possession Of My First House A Month Ago And Wasted No Time
51. Bathroom Before/After
52. Office Remodel
53. 1920’s Bungalow Kitchen Remodel
54. I Finished My Basement. 15 Work Days And $5500 Cad
55. Absolutely Gorgeous, Colors Make Every Renovation Look Better
56. What Began As A Stripped-Out, Empty Shell Was Transformed Into A Supremely Organised And Stylish Utility Room Through A Clever IKEA Starting Hack
57. From A Standalone Toilet And A Creepy Basement To Something New
