Articles by Jeannie Matteucci

This bachelor’s former townhome bathroom was a study in basic and boring. A plain white standard vanity without hardware blended in with the off-white countertop and walls, giving the area an unfinished appearance. Beige carpet in front of the vanity …

After 30 years of living with their closed-off kitchen, poor appliance layout and checkerboard flooring, this empty-nest couple decided it was time for a new phase in life. One with a brighter, more open kitchen where they could gather with family and…

Kids outgrow lots of things. And this couple’s teenage daughter had reached a point where she needed a bathroom with more elbow room, better storage and an updated style that she wouldn’t get tired of. The couple asked designer Deanne Walczak to help …

Kids outgrow lots of things. And this couple’s teenage daughter had reached a point where she needed a bathroom with more elbow room, better storage and an updated style that she wouldn’t get tired of. The couple asked designer Deanne Walczak to help …

While many of this Texas couple’s kitchen appliances were in good shape, the heavy wood cabinets, granite countertops and brick flooring made them feel trapped in darkness. Wanting to escape into a brighter space, they hired designer Tonia Coleman and…

With two teenage daughters set to leave home, this couple decided to embrace their upcoming empty-nest status by tackling a kitchen renovation they’d wanted to do for years. They had already updated other areas of their 1957 rambler-style house in Edi…

A beautiful copper range hood caught the attention of this California couple when they bought their home. But that’s about all they liked about the 1990s kitchen. The knotty honey oak cabinets seemed better suited to a mountain cabin. Meanwhile, misma…

This Minnesota couple wanted a welcoming family kitchen where they could gather with their young kids. But the tight configuration and small island in their existing kitchen made that almost impossible. To get the space they wanted, they hired design-…

John and Holly Markham didn’t find their tight 200-square-foot galley kitchen very welcoming. A wall separating the kitchen from the living room and a lack of windows overlooking the backyard gave the space an isolating feel.Seeking ideas for an open …

Living close to a sunny Florida beach, Dru Girard and Grace Kunkel felt their dark brown and beige 1980s kitchen wasn’t cutting it. After replacing the flooring and painting walls in other rooms, they decided it was time to update the kitchen’s heavy …