Articles by Jeannie Matteucci

After working with designers Sydney Foley and Emma Legg to give areas of their 1999 home a colorful updated traditional style, this empty-nest couple turned to the designers once again to refresh their aging and basic bathroom. They wanted it to be “b…

The first time this Long Island, New York, couple remodeled their 1950s ranch-style kitchen, in 2013, their budget was tight and they ended up with a space that, years later, didn’t exactly work for their growing family. More recently, the couple deci…

This couple wanted a kitchen that sparked joy — and they definitely weren’t getting that with their existing kitchen’s basic white and gray finishes and closed-off layout. In search of a brighter, cheerier look with more storage and an improved layout…

This Oklahoma couple custom-built their home in the 1980s. After raising two kids and living in the home for more than 30 years, they decided the existing kitchen needed a major makeover. Shallow basic white cabinets, aging black appliances, white squ…

After raising their family in their 100-year-old Minneapolis home, this empty-nest couple wanted to update their bathroom with more storage and a fresh style while preserving its historic charm. For help, they hired designer Emily Pueringer, who incor…

These homeowners didn’t feel their walled-off kitchen worked with the expansive size of their home. Wanting a larger kitchen and a great-room layout, they turned to designers Mina Fies and Emily Bickl for help. The team took down walls, added a new wa…

Designer Jesse Strickler faced a dilemma. He’d recently bought a 1,000-square-foot 1950s home in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that had just one hallway bathroom shared among its three bedrooms. Wanting an en suite bath, he put his head together with sister-in-law…

This Massachusetts couple wanted to transform their basic beige bathroom into a relaxing and luxurious spa-like retreat. But they faced several challenges, including a complicated layout and exposed pipes from a previous remodeling project that carrie…

After living for years with their aging kitchen and its worn-down cabinets, hard-to-clean tile countertops and fading appliances, this Piedmont, California, couple were ready for a major update. They wanted to keep the L-shaped layout but add improved…

Beautiful lake and mountain views and a spacious porch sold Mike and Olivia Sprague on their St. Albans, Vermont, home. But the kitchen was another story. Everything sat crammed into a 79-square-foot G-shaped layout with limited countertop space and e…