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
